厝火积薪 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood
• fig. hidden danger
• imminent danger

Character by character

• 厝cuòto bury; grave, tombstone; to cut, to engrave
• 火huǒfire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 积jīto store up, to amass, to accumulate
• 薪xīnfuel, firewood; salary

Idioms sharing a character

• 干柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ
• 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi
• 大动肝火 dà dòng gān huǒ
• 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú
• 后院起火 hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ
• 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ
• 惹火烧身 rě huǒ shāo shēn
• 战火纷飞 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
• 打得火热 dǎ de huǒ rè
• 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ

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