揚湯止沸

See also: 扬汤止沸

Chinese

		hurl; to raise; to scatter	soup; hot water	to stop; prohibit; till	boil
trad. (揚湯止沸)		揚	湯	止	沸
simp. (扬汤止沸)		扬	汤	止	沸
Literally: “try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up from the pot and pouring it back”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángtāngzhǐfèi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ tong¹ zi² fai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángtāngzhǐfèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángtangjhǐhfèi
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-tʻang¹-chih³-fei⁴
  - Yale: yáng-tāng-jř-fèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangtangjyyfey
  - Palladius: янтанчжифэй (jantančžifɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ tong¹ zi² fai³
  - Yale: yèuhng tōng jí fai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ tong¹ dzi² fai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ tong¹ ji² fei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯³³/

Idiom

揚湯止沸

(figuratively) to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem

Derived terms

揚湯止沸，不如去薪／扬汤止沸，不如去薪 (yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn)

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