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    carry firewood to put out a fire; pour oil on the flames; adopt a method only to make things worse; add fuel to the flame
    fù xīn jiù huǒ

    负薪救火

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    • derogcarry firewood to put out a fire; pour oil on the flames; adopt a method only to make things worse; add fuel to the flame

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      shì dé qí fǎn适得其反yáng tāng zhǐ fèi扬汤止沸bào xīn jiù huǒ抱薪救火yǐ huǒ jiù huǒ以火救火pō yóu jiù huǒ泼油救火

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