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曲突徙薪 (kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

曲突徙薪 (kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1, qū tū xǐ xīn) — lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom); fig. to take preventive measures

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 曲奇餅 (kuk1 kei4 beng2) — cookies
• 曲 (kuk1) — songs; piece of music; bent; crooked; wrong; a bend; a curve; irrational; tune;…
• 曲終人散 (kuk1 zung1 jan4 saan3) — to come to an end; to come to a close; fades; the music stops
• 曲綫 (kuk1 sin3) — a curve
• 曲蹄 (kuk1 tai4) — the boat dwellers
• 曲別針 (kuk1 bit6 zam1) — paper clip

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