fan the flames and add fuel to the flames
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ò NGF ē ngzh ǐ Li á o, which means to put out a fire by blowing. The metaphor is intended to eliminate the matter, but it encourages its momentum. It comes from Wang Tong's zhongshuo Wenyi of Sui Dynasty.
explain
Put out the fire by blowing. The metaphor is intended to eliminate the matter, but it encourages its momentum.
source
Wang Tong of the Sui Dynasty wrote in zhongshuo Wenyi: "the matter of Zhenjun and Jiande should be enough to add fuel to the flames and stop the fire."
Examples
After you Ping, like xuanwang, the rites and music were not from the princes, but ya and song were unknown. How can you add fuel to the fire! Ouyang Xiu's interpretation of Wang Guofeng in Song Dynasty
usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Chinese PinYin : zòng fēng zhǐ liáo
fan the flames and add fuel to the flames
vow to annihilate the rebels. kòu jí zhōng liú
tell a story without missing a single circumstance. dī shuǐ bù lòu