encourage an evildoer(yǐ huǒ jiù huǒ)

encourage an evildoer

Fire fighting, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Hu ǒ Ji ù Hu ǒ, meaning to use fire to save fire. It is not only useless but also harmful if the working method is not right. It comes from Zhuangzi, the world.

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu · human world: "it's to fight fire with fire and to fight water with water. It's called Yiduo."

Idiom story

One day, Yan Hui, a student of Confucius, came to say goodbye to his teacher. Yan Hui said: "I heard that the monarch of the state of Wei was tyrannical, licentious and disorderly. No matter whether the people were alive or dead, people were angry. So I plan to be a doctor for the monarch of the state of Wei and run the country for him." Confucius said, "I think you are going to die. Don't think about it. If the monarch of the state of Wei listens to the advice of the wise officials, why do you want to go? Is there no virtuous minister around him? It is because Wei Jun is a foolish man, who only listens to the slander of the treacherous and rejects the virtuous. If you go, if you insist on justice, they will persecute you; if you yield to him, will they not encourage his evil deeds? I think you are fighting a fire with fire, which is more conducive to his prestige. " Yan Hui stopped talking about going to Wei state.

Idiom usage

In a derogatory sense, it refers to the wrong way of doing things. In the 12th volume of the compendium of the compendium of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it is said that "to increase its coolness, it's better to take the officials from the state."

Analysis of Idioms

Put out a fire

Chinese PinYin : yǐ huǒ jiù huǒ