失火躲在床底下，熬过一时算一时失火躲在床底下，熬過一時算一時失火躲在牀底下，熬過一時算一時

hiding under the bed when the house is on fire: getting through one moment at a time

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Facing trouble by passively muddling through one moment after another. Critical.

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Simplified: 失火躲在床底下，熬过一时算一时
Traditional (Taiwan): 失火躲在床底下，熬過一時算一時
Traditional (Hong Kong): 失火躲在牀底下，熬過一時算一時
Pinyin: shīhuǒ duǒ zài chuáng dǐxia, áoguò yìshí suàn yìshí
Pinyin (Taiwan): shīhuǒ duǒ zài chuáng dǐxia, áoguo yìshí suàn yìshí
Bopomofo: ㄕㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ，ㄠˊ ˙ㄍㄨㄛㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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