đổ dầu vào lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

đổ (to pour) + dầu (oil) + vào (onto) + lửa (fire).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗo˧˩ zəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˧˨ jəw˦˩ vaːw˦˩ lɨə˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˨˩˦ jəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗow˨˩˦ jəw˨˩ jaːw˨˩ lɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

đổ dầu vào lửa

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, oil, fire.
  2. (idiomatic) to add fuel to the fire, to fan the flames

Synonyms

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