lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom); fig. hidden danger; imminent danger
trad. 厝火積薪
Also written 厝火積薪【cuò huǒ jī xīn】
Characters in this word
4厝
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to lay in place, to put, to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial
- Pinyin
- cuò
- Strokes
- 10
火
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surname Huo
- Pinyin
- Huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2136 of 2500
积
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to amass; to accumulate; to store up, (math.) product (the result of multiplication), (TCM) constipation; indigestion
- Pinyin
- jī
- Traditional
- 積
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 34378 of 2500
薪
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(literary) firewood; fuel, (bound form) salary
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 16