put tinder to the firewood

put tinder to the firewood

Jixincuohuo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī x ī NCU ò Hu ǒ, which means to put the fire under the inflammable firewood. It means that there is a great danger in what you do and there will be endless trouble in the future. It comes from the preface to Yue Jue Shi by Zhang Dai of Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

There is a great crisis hidden in it. I'm lucky to be able to build up a fire and get a temporary comfort. New year in Beijing by Huang Yuanyong

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Dai's preface to Yue Jue Shi in Qing Dynasty: "the fire of a house is built up, and its flame stands."

Idiom usage

Fire and pay