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火中取栗【huǒ zhōng qǔ lì】

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

火中取栗【huǒ zhōng qǔ lì】

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

火

HSK 11

含义fire, flame; burn; anger, rage

拼音huǒ

中

HSK 11

含义central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

拼音zhōng

取

HSK 22

含义take, receive, obtain; select

拼音qǔ

栗

含义chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname

拼音lì