như thủy ích thâm, như hỏa ích nhiệt
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Meaning · English
Like water deepening, like fire hotter — meddling that raises the flood and stokes the blaze.
Literally: as water deepens, as fire heats
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “như thủy ích thâm, như hỏa ích nhiệt” mean?
Like water deepening, like fire hotter — meddling that raises the flood and stokes the blaze. Literally: as water deepens, as fire heats
Is “như thủy ích thâm, như hỏa ích nhiệt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.