Vocabulary
たきぎをいだいてひをすくう薪を抱いて火を救う たきぎをいだいてひをすくう薪を抱いて火を救う たきぎをいだいてひをすくう薪を抱いて火を救う

Meaning

having one's good intentions backfire dangerously causing harm when trying to prevent it and trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

薪を抱いて火を救う
having one's good intentions backfire dangerously, causing harm when trying to prevent it, trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling
たきぎをいだいてひをすくう
薪
fuel, firewood, kindling
たきぎ, まき, シン
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
新
new
あたら.しい, あら.た, シン
亲
立
stand up, rise, set up...
た.つ, -た.つ, リツ
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
斤
axe, 1.32 lb, catty...
キン
抱
embrace, hug, hold in arms
だ.く, いだ.く, ホウ
扌
( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
包
wrap, pack up, cover...
つつ.む, くる.む, ホウ
勹
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
つつ.む, ホウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
巳
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み, シ
己
self
おのれ, つちのと, コ
火
fire
ひ, -び, カ
救
salvation, save, help...
すく.う, キュウ
求
request, want, wish for...
もと.める, キュウ, グ
氺
( 水 ) water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
攵
( 攴 ) strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク
𠂉
乂
mow, cut grass, subdue
おさ.める, か.る, ガイ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
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