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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 救焚益薪 [ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ; jiu4 fen2 yi4 xin1]
 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
 to add fuel to the fire