救火踢倒了油罐，火上加油救火踢倒了油罐，火上加油救火踢倒了油罐，火上加油

putting out a fire, kicking over the oil jar: adding oil to the fire

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Makes someone angrier or a situation worse, usually through a clumsy intervention. Similar to "add fuel to the fire".
Wordplay: 火 (huǒ) means both the literal flames and anger (as in 火气), so "adding oil to the fire" means making someone angrier.

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Simplified: 救火踢倒了油罐，火上加油
Pinyin: jiùhuǒ tī dǎole yóuguàn, huǒshàngjiāyóu
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiùhuǒ tī dàole yóuguàn, huǒshàngjiāyóu
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄧㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ，ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄧㄡˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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