揚湯止沸，不如去薪

Chinese
try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up from the pot and pouring it back; to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem
 
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 to go; to leave; to remove fuel; salary
trad. (揚湯止沸，不如去薪) 揚湯止沸 ， 不如 去 薪
simp. (扬汤止沸，不如去薪) 扬汤止沸 ， 不如 去 薪
Literally: “Lifting the soup to stop it from boiling is less effective than taking away the firewood.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yángtangjhǐhfèi, bùrú cyù sin
      • Wade–Giles: yang2-tʻang1-chih3-fei4, pu4-ju2 chʻü4 hsin1
      • Yale: yáng-tāng-jř-fèi-, bù-rú chyù syīn
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangtangjyyfey, buru chiuh shin
      • Palladius: янтанчжифэй, бужу цюй синь (jantančžifɛj, bužu cjuj sinʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

Proverb

揚湯止沸，不如去薪

  1. It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms.
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