Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「以火止沸」, with more below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「以火止沸」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
If the metaphor is handled incorrectly, it will not only fail to stop the trend, but will instead encourage the momentum that has already been built up. Same as “stop boiling with soup”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ huǒ zhǐ fèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 fo2 ji2 fai3
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
