Trad. Simp. Pinyin English
抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ carry faggots to put out a fire - adopt a wrong method to save a situation and end up by making it worse
杯水車薪 杯水车薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn trying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water - an utterly inadequate measure
加薪 jiā xīn raise salary
xīn fuel; salary
薪金 xīn jīn (n) salary; wage
薪水 xīn shuǐ salary; wage

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