To save the fire and help pay
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ù Li á ozh ù x ī n, which means that taking the wrong way not only can not solve the problem, but will make the problem more serious. It's from the book of pacification.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Huangyan's book of pacification in response to Yue in the Ming Dynasty: "the name of pacification is to relieve the pain and mend the pain. In fact, it is to save the fire and increase the salary. Those who are not satisfied with the pleasant heart are also satisfied."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs.
To save the fire and help pay
disreputable quarters of the city - sān wǎ liǎng xiàng
sit back and allow the situation to deteriorate - yīn xún zuò wù
surpassing the ancients and amazing the contemporaries -- earthshaking - zhèn gǔ shuò jīn