揚湯止沸,不如去薪
See also: 扬汤止沸,不如去薪
Chinese
to implement a temporary solution in order to avert a crisis to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior toto go; to leave; to remove fuel; salary trad. (揚湯止沸,不如去薪) 揚湯止沸 , 不如 去 薪 simp. (扬汤止沸,不如去薪) 扬汤止沸 , 不如 去 薪 Literally: “Lifting the soup to stop it from boiling is less effective than taking away the firewood.”
Pronunciation
Proverb
揚湯止沸,不如去薪
- It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms.