揚湯止沸

See also: 扬汤止沸

Chinese

		hurl; to raise; to scatter	soup; hot water	to stop; prohibit; till	boil
trad. (揚湯止沸)		揚	湯	止	沸
simp. (扬汤止沸)		扬	汤	止	沸

Etymology

Literally: lift the soup to stop it from boiling

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yángtāngzhǐfèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yángtāngzhǐfèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángtangjhǐhfèi
    • Wade–Giles: yang²-tʻang¹-chih³-fei⁴
    • Yale: yáng-tāng-jř-fèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangtangjyyfey
    • Palladius: янтанчжифэй (jantančžifɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 揚湯止沸

1. to implement a temporary solution in order to avert a crisis