火上浇油 (huǒ shàng jiāo yóu) — подливать масла в огонь, усугублять ситуацию

Определение

Примеры

• 他正在气头上，你别再说火上浇油的话了。
  Tā zhèng zài qì tóu shang, nǐ bié zài shuō huǒ shàng jiāo yóu de huà le.
  He's already furious — don't say anything that would add fuel to the fire.
• 夫妻吵架时，外人最好不要火上浇油。
  Fū qī chǎo jià shí, wài rén zuì hǎo bú yào huǒ shàng jiāo yóu.
  When a couple is arguing, outsiders had better not pour oil on the fire.
• 他本来就很焦虑，你这样做简直是火上浇油。
  Tā běn lái jiù hěn jiāo lǜ, nǐ zhè yàng zuò jiǎn zhí shì huǒ shàng jiāo yóu.
  He was already anxious — what you did was simply adding fuel to the fire.