火中取栗

huǒ zhōng qǔ lì

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 火中取栗

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

取
qǔ

to take

火
huǒ

fire

栗
lì

(bound form) to tremble with fear