火上加油

huǒ shàng jiā yóu bù shì miè huǒ zhī dào

火上加油不是灭火之道。

Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.

tā de tiǎo xìn huà yǔ zhǐ huì shǐ zhēng zhí jìn yī bù de huǒ shàng jiā yóu

他的挑衅话语只会使争执进一步的火上加油。

His provocative words only fueled the argument further.