Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「擁篲救火」, detailed below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「擁篲救火」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It means that if you use the wrong method, nothing will be accomplished.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yōng huì jiù huǒ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yung2 wai6 gau3 fo2
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.

