火上浇油 Traditional 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu 🔊 to pour oil on the fire (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings huǒ shàng jiāo yóu 火上澆油 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situationto enrage people and make matters worse Its characters 火huǒfireHSK 4上shàngon; above; upHSK 1浇jiāoto pour liquidHSK 5油yóuoilHSK 4