gain profit in risk(huǒ zhōng qǔ lì)

gain profit in risk

Taking chestnut from the fire is a Chinese idiom, pronounced Hu ǒ zh ō ngq ǔ L ì. It's a metaphor for being used by people, risking and working for nothing. From monkey and cat.

The origin of Idioms

In the 17th century French fable poet La Fontaine's fable monkey and cat, the monkey tricked the cat into eating chestnuts in the fire, but the cat burned the hair on its feet.

Idiom story

Once upon a time, a monkey and a cat saw that chestnuts were being fried in a farmyard. The monkey was so greedy that he asked the cat if he liked chestnuts. The cat wanted to eat. The monkey told the cat to take the chestnuts out of the burning pot while the owner was not present. The cat took out the chestnuts one by one while the monkey was eating them happily.

Discrimination of words

The opposite is to enjoy the success

Idiom usage

They are used as predicates and attributives, which are more formal; they are used by others, but they risk their efforts and get nothing. (can't be used to describe risk and profit) example at present, we are too busy for ourselves. If Zheng Chenggong doesn't come, it's God's blessing. Are we OK to provoke him. We can't make a fool of others. (Chapter 5 of Zheng Chenggong by Guo Moruo)

Chinese PinYin : huǒ zhōng qǔ lì