曲突徙薪
[qū tū xǐ xīn]
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
fig. to take preventive measures
曲突徙薪
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
曲突徙薪
qūtū-xĭxīn
〈成〉 bend the chimney and remove the fuel (to prevent a possible fire)—take precautions against a possible danger
qūtū-xĭxīn
〈成〉 bend the chimney and remove the fuel (to prevent a possible fire)—take precautions against a possible danger
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
曲突徙薪
qu1 tu1 xi3 xin1
Bending the chimney and removing the firewood.
Used in reference to precautionary measures that should be taken to eliminate the cause of possible dangers. Compare with 狡兔三窟 (jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1) and 有備無患 (you3 bei4 wu2 huan4).
qu1 tu1 xi3 xin1
Bending the chimney and removing the firewood.
Used in reference to precautionary measures that should be taken to eliminate the cause of possible dangers. Compare with 狡兔三窟 (jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1) and 有備無患 (you3 bei4 wu2 huan4).
- 繁体中文>英语, 汉语成语辞典
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
有一家的烟囱很直,旁边堆着许多柴火,有人劝主人改建弯曲的烟囱,把柴火搬开,不然有着火的危险,主人不听,不久果然发生了火灾(见于《汉书·霍光传》)。 {History of Han·Biography of Huo Guang:
There was once a house with a straight chimney and a big pile of firewood by it. The owner was advised to rebuild the straight chimney into a bent one and remove the firewood to avoid the risk of fire, but he just turned a deaf ear to it. Shortly afterwards a fire broke out;}〈比喻 fig.〉事先采取措施,防止危险发生。 {take precautions before it's too late; better safe than sorry}
qū tū xǐ xīn
有一家的烟囱很直,旁边堆着许多柴火,有人劝主人改建弯曲的烟囱,把柴火搬开,不然有着火的危险,主人不听,不久果然发生了火灾(见于《汉书·霍光传》)。 {History of Han·Biography of Huo Guang:
There was once a house with a straight chimney and a big pile of firewood by it. The owner was advised to rebuild the straight chimney into a bent one and remove the firewood to avoid the risk of fire, but he just turned a deaf ear to it. Shortly afterwards a fire broke out;}〈比喻 fig.〉事先采取措施,防止危险发生。 {take precautions before it's too late; better safe than sorry}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
曲突徙薪
qūtū-xǐxīn
<熟> bend the chimney and remove the fuel (to prevent a possible fire)―take precautions against a possible danger
qūtū-xǐxīn
<熟> bend the chimney and remove the fuel (to prevent a possible fire)―take precautions against a possible danger
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
