Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「抱火寢薪」 today for free with this guide.
Discover the idiom 「抱火寢薪」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Holding fire: holding the fire; sleeping on firewood: sleeping on a pile of firewood. It is a metaphor for a lurking crisis where people are in danger without knowing it. It also means that a crisis is about to occur.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bào huǒ qǐn xīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pou5 fo2 cham2 san1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
