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châm dầu vào lửa

verb
Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˧˧ zəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˧˩]Huế [t͡ɕəm˧˧ jəw˦˩ vaːw˦˩ lɨə˧˨]Saigon [cəm˧˧ jəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˨˩˦] browser voice
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Meanings of châm dầu vào lửa in English

Verb

  1. idiomatic to add more anger to an argument or quarrel

Etymology

châm + dầu + vào + lửa.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce châm dầu vào lửa?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˧˧ zəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˧˩]; Saigon [cəm˧˧ jəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: châm — level tone (ngang), dầu — falling tone (huyền), vào — falling tone (huyền), lửa — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.