抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2
- lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
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抱
- 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 to hug
- 抱怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ pou5 jyun3 to complain
- 抱歉 bào qiàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ pou5 hip3 to be sorry
- 抱负 抱負 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ pou5 fu6 aspiration
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào ㄩㄥ ㄅㄠˋ jung2 pou5 to embrace
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- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
- 抱团 抱團 bào tuán ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ pou5 tyun4 to band together; to team up
- 抱定 bào dìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pou5 ding6 to hold on firmly
- 抱屈 bào qū ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩ pou5 wat1 feel wronged
- 抱恨 bào hèn ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ pou5 han6 to have a gnawing regret
- 抱愧 bào kuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pou5 kwai3 feel ashamed
- 抱抱 bào bào ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ pou5 pou5 to hug; to give a cuddle
- 抱拳 bào quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 kyun4 to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
- 抱持 bào chí ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ pou5 ci4 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
- 抱摔 bào shuāi ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄞ pou5 seoi1 body slam (wrestling move)
- 抱有 bào yǒu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ pou5 jau5 to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
- 抱枕 bào zhěn ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ pou5 zam2 bolster
- 抱死 bào sǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙˇ pou5 sei2 (of a wheel during braking) to lock up
- 抱病 bào bìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ pou5 beng6 to be ill; to be in poor health
- 抱睡 bào shuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ pou5 seoi6 to hold a baby or child while they sleep
薪
- 加薪 jiā xīn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ gaa1 san1 to raise salary
- 年薪 nián xīn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ nin4 san1 annual salary
- 薪水 xīn shuǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ san1 seoi2 salary
- 带薪 帶薪 dài xīn ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ daai3 san1 to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
- 底薪 dǐ xīn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ dai2 san1 basic salary
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- 提薪 tí xīn ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tai4 san1 to receive a raise in salary
- 日薪 rì xīn ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jat6 san1 daily wage
- 时薪 時薪 shí xīn ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄣ si4 san1 hourly wage
- 月薪 yuè xīn ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jyut6 san1 monthly income (in kind)
- 柴薪 chái xīn ㄔㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣ caai4 san1 firewood
- 欠薪 qiàn xīn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ him3 san1 to owe wages
- 减薪 減薪 jiǎn xīn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaam2 san1 to cut wages
- 发薪 發薪 fā xīn ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ faat3 san1 to pay wages or salary
- 薪俸 xīn fèng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥˋ san1 fung6 salary
- 薪传 薪傳 xīn chuán ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄨㄢˊ san1 cyun4 (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪尽火传
- 薪给 薪給 xīn jǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˇ san1 kap1 salary; wage
- 薪资 薪資 xīn zī ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗ san1 zi1 salary
- 薪酬 xīn chóu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˊ san1 cau4 pay
- 薪金 xīn jīn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ san1 gam1 salary
- 薪饷 薪餉 xīn xiǎng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ san1 hoeng2 (old) (military and police) pay; wages
救
- 呼救 hū jiù ㄏㄨ ㄐㄧㄡˋ fu1 gau3 to call for help
- 急救 jí jiù ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gap1 gau3 to give emergency treatment
- 拯救 zhěng jiù ㄓㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ cing2 gau3 to save; to rescue
- 挽救 wǎn jiù ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ waan5 gau3 to save
- 搜救 sōu jiù ㄙㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sau2 gau3 search and rescue
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- 抢救 搶救 qiǎng jiù ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ coeng2 gau3 to rescue
- 救助 jiù zhù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨˋ gau3 zo6 to help sb in trouble
- 救命 jiù mìng ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gau3 meng6 to save sb's life
- 救援 jiù yuán ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄢˊ gau3 wun4 to save
- 救治 jiù zhì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓˋ gau3 zi6 to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)
- 救济 救濟 jiù jì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ gau3 zai3 emergency relief
- 救火 jiù huǒ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire
- 救灾 救災 jiù zāi ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄞ gau3 zoi1 to relieve disaster
- 求救 qiú jiù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ kau4 gau3 to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- 营救 營救 yíng jiù ㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ jing4 gau3 to rescue
- 补救 補救 bǔ jiù ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bou2 gau3 to remedy
- 解救 jiě jiù ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gaai2 gau3 to rescue
- 救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄔㄜ gau3 wu6 ce1 ambulance
- 得救 dé jiù ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ dak1 gau3 to be saved
- 援救 yuán jiù ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ wun4 gau3 to come to the aid of
火
- 上火 shàng huǒ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ soeng6 fo2 to get angry
- 战火 戰火 zhàn huǒ ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ zin3 fo2 the flames of war; the ravages of war
- 救火 jiù huǒ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 火力 huǒ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 lik6 fire
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- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 火暴 huǒ bào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄠˋ fo2 bou6 variant of 火爆
- 火柴 huǒ chái ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 火炬 huǒ jù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩˋ fo2 geoi6 (flaming) torch
- 火焰 huǒ yàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄢˋ fo2 jim6 blaze
- 火热 火熱 huǒ rè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ fo2 jit6 fiery
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ fo2 teoi2 ham
- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 火药 火藥 huǒ yào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ fo2 joek6 gunpowder
- 火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ fo2 ce1 train
- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛ fo2 wo1 hotpot
- 焰火 yàn huǒ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ jim6 fo2 fireworks