Meaning of 火上加油
火上加油 means to add fuel to the fire; to make someone angrier or to worsen a situation. Pronounced huǒ shàng jiā yóu.
- to add fuel to the fire; to make someone angrier or to worsen a situation
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
zhè这
shí时
hou候
pī批
píng评
tā他
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
huǒ火
shàng上
jiā加
yóu油
。
Criticizing him at this moment is simply adding fuel to the fire.
Méi媒
tǐ体
de的
bù不
shí实
bào报
dào道
zhǐ只
huì会
huǒ火
shàng上
jiā加
yóu油
，
ràng让
máo矛
dùn盾
gèng更
jiā加
jī激
huà化
。
The media's false reports will only add fuel to the fire, intensifying the conflict.
Bié别
zài再
shuō说
le了
，
nǐ你
zhè这
shì是
zài在
huǒ火
shàng上
jiā加
yóu油
！
Stop talking, you are just making things worse!
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