火上澆油

See also: 火上浇油

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to water	oil; sly
trad. (火上澆油)		火	上	澆	油
simp. (火上浇油)		火	上	浇	油

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huǒshàngjiāoyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huǒshàngjiāoyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huǒshàngjiaoyóu
    • Wade–Giles: huo³-shang⁴-chiao¹-yu²
    • Yale: hwǒ-shàng-jyāu-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooshanqjiauyou
    • Palladius: хошанцзяою (xošanczjaoju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴
    • Yale: fó seuhng gīu yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo² sêng⁶ giu¹ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

火上澆油

1. to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)

Synonyms

• 火上加油 (huǒshàngjiāyóu)