Chinese word dictionary

厝火积薪

cuò huǒ jī xīn · lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom); fig. hidden danger; imminent danger

Word information

Simplified厝火积薪
Traditional厝火積薪
Pinyincuò huǒ jī xīn
Part of speechDictionary
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