揚湯止沸,不如去薪

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese

[edit]
try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up from the pot and pouring it back; to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 
to go; to leave; to remove fuel; salary
trad. (揚湯止沸,不如去薪) 揚湯止沸 不如
simp. (扬汤止沸,不如去薪) 扬汤止沸 不如
Literally: “Lifting the soup to stop it from boiling is less effective than taking away the firewood.”

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proverb

[edit]

揚湯止沸,不如去薪

  1. It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms.

References

[edit]