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 | |
薪 | xīn | fuel; salary | |
薪金 | xīn jīn | (n) salary; wage | |
薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary; wage |
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