火上浇油

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold

oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning