Chinese

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|- ! !hurl; to raise; to scatter !soup; hot water !to stop; prohibit; till !boil |- !trad. (揚湯止沸) | 揚 | 湯 | 止 | 沸 |- !simp. (扬汤止沸) | 扬 | 汤 | 止 | 沸 |}

Idiom

揚湯止沸

1. to implement a temporary solution in order to avert a crisis

Derived terms

References

• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 3 (in Mandarin/English)