揚湯止沸，不如去薪

Chinese
to implement a temporary solution in order to avert a crisis
 
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 to go; to leave; to remove fuel; salary
trad. (揚湯止沸，不如去薪) 揚湯止沸 ， 不如 去 薪
simp. (扬汤止沸，不如去薪) 扬汤止沸 ， 不如 去 薪
Literally: “Lifting the soup to stop it from boiling is less effective than taking away the firewood.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangtangjyyfey, buru chiw shin
      • IPA (key): /i̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

Proverb

揚湯止沸，不如去薪

  1. It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms.
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