火中取栗 — huo3 zhong1 qu3 li4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

huo³ zhong¹ qu³ li⁴

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)/fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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中

取

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As word

1

huo³

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)/fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

2

zhong¹

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)/fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

3

qu³

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)/fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

4

li⁴

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)/fig. to be sb's cat's-paw