曲突徙薪

lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) / fig. to take preventive measures

surname Qu

bent / crooked / wrong

tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]

variant of 麴|曲[qu1]

yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]

to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2]

(literary) to change one's residence

fuel / salary