Source Word
火に油を注ぐ
Hiragana
ひにあぶらをそそぐ
Phrase
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Japanese Meaning
事態をさらに悪化させる行為や発言をすること / すでに起きている争いや問題を、いっそう激しくすること / 怒っている人や興奮している状況を、落ち着かせるどころかさらに刺激してしまうこと
Easy Japanese Meaning
わるいことをさらにわるくすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
火上浇油 / 使事态更加恶化 / 激化矛盾
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
火上加油 / 使局勢惡化 / 加劇矛盾或問題
Korean Meaning
사태를 더 악화시키다 / 갈등·분노를 더욱 격화시키다 / 문제를 오히려 키우다
Indonesian
memperburuk keadaan / memperkeruh suasana / mengobarkan kemarahan
Vietnamese Meaning
đổ thêm dầu vào lửa / làm tình hình tệ hơn / kích động mâu thuẫn bùng phát
Tagalog Meaning
magpalala ng sitwasyon / magpasidhi ng gulo o away / magdagdag ng gatong sa apoy
Sense(1)
to add fuel to the fire
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