厝火积薪

Traditional: 厝火積薪

cuò huǒ jī xīn

Dictionary entry

lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)

What does 厝火积薪 mean?

厝火积薪 (cuò huǒ jī xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)

2fig. hidden danger

3imminent danger

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厝cuòto lay in place · to put 火Huǒsurname Huo 积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up · (math.) product (the result of multiplication)薪xīn(literary) firewood; fuel · (bound form) salary

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厝火积薪

cuò huǒ jī xīn

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