以汤沃沸

Traditional: 以湯沃沸

yǐ tāng wò fèi

Dictionary entry

to manage a situation badly (idiom)

What does 以汤沃沸 mean?

以汤沃沸 (yǐ tāng wò fèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to manage a situation badly (idiom)

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]汤Tāngsurname Tang 沃wòfertile · rich 沸fèito boil

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以汤沃沸

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