火中取栗 in English huo3 zhong1 qu3 li4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to be somebody's cat's-paw

Simplified Characters

火 中 取 栗

Traditional Characters

火 中 取 栗

Pinyin

huo3 zhong1 qu3 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

火huo3surname Huo 中zhong1China 取qu3to take 栗li4afraid