火中取栗

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Chinese

fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
to take; to get; to choose
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
 
chestnut
trad. (火中取栗)
simp. #(火中取栗)

Etymology

From the fable The Monkey and the Cat.

Pronunciation


Idiom

火中取栗

  1. to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire; to be someone's cat's-paw