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火中取栗

huǒ zhōng qǔ lì

Definitions

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

Child Words of 火中取栗

取
qǔ
中
zhōng
火
huǒ
栗
lì
中
zhòng