揚湯止沸
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hurl; to raise; to scatter | soup; hot water | to stop; prohibit; till | boil | ||
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trad. (揚湯止沸) | 揚 | 湯 | 止 | 沸 | |
simp. (扬汤止沸) | 扬 | 汤 | 止 | 沸 | |
Literally: “try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up from the pot and pouring it back”. |
揚湯止沸