火上浇油 in English huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to pour oil on the fire (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to aggravate a situation
  • to enrage people and make matters worse

Simplified Characters

火 上 浇 油

Traditional Characters

火 上 澆 油

Pinyin

huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

火huo3surname Huo 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 浇jiao1to pour liquid 油you2oil