On the stove
On the stove, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ù L ú t à NSH à ng, which means squatting on the stove. It describes a dangerous and unbearable situation. From the book of Jin, Xuandi Ji.
The origin of Idioms
"Xuandi Ji" in the book of Jin: "the army returned, the right to send envoys to beg for surrender, the upper form of minister, Chen said the destiny. Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty said: "this son wants to take the evil from the charcoal in my stove!"
Idiom usage
As an object, attribute, etc
On the stove
say what i want to say say in advance - shí huò wǒ xīn
The three principles are the same - sān zhǐ xiàng gōng
an old head on young shoulders - shào nián lǎo chéng
put a round peg in a square hole - fāng ruì yuán záo
Three people, there must be my teacher - sān rén xíng,bì yǒu wǒ shī
Fortune is the beginning of disaster - fú wéi huò shǐ