We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「積薪厝火」, with its usage explained below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「積薪厝火」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Xin: firewood; Cuo: same as: “cuo”, to place. Put the fire under the woodpile. It is a metaphor for a great hidden danger that will lead to endless troubles.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jī xīn cuò huǒ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik1 san1 chou3 fo2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
