抱着干柴救火，帮倒忙抱著乾柴救火，幫倒忙抱着乾柴救火，幫倒忙

carrying dry firewood to fight a fire: helping in a way that hinders

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone with good intentions who makes things worse by using the wrong method. Mocking.

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Simplified: 抱着干柴救火，帮倒忙
Traditional (Taiwan): 抱著乾柴救火，幫倒忙
Traditional (Hong Kong): 抱着乾柴救火，幫倒忙
Pinyin: bàozhe gānchái jiùhuǒ, bāngdàománg
Bopomofo: ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄜㄍㄢㄔㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄅㄤㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄤˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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