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粵語辭叢

火上加油

fo2 soeng6 gaa1 jau4included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

令問題加劇 (to exacerbate; to make an acute situation even worse)

語句

Examples

人哋鬧緊交嗰陣你仲加把口埋去,咁只會火上加油囉。

jan4 dei6 naau6 gan2 gaau1 go2 zan2 nei5 zung6 gaa1 baa2 hau2 maai4 heoi3, gam2 zi2 wui5 fo2 soeng6 gaa1 jau4 lo1

Don't get into the quarrel of others. You will only worsen the situation.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)