推波助瀾

Chinese

		push; refuse (responsibility); shove	wave; ripple; storm wave; ripple; storm; surge	to help; to assist	swelling water
trad. (推波助瀾)		推	波	助	瀾
simp. (推波助澜)		推	波	助	澜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuībōzhùlán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟㄅㄛㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi¹ bo¹ zo⁶ laan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tuībōzhùlán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟㄅㄛㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueibojuhlan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ län³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: teoi¹ bo¹ zo⁶ laan⁴
  - Yale: tēui bō joh làahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey¹ bo¹ dzo⁶ laan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: têu¹ bo¹ zo⁶ lan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²² läːn²¹/

Noun

推波助瀾

to aggravate an already undesirable situation; to add fuel to the fire

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