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Trad. 薪傳
- (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]
Trad. 帶薪
- to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
- paid (leave)
- on full pay
- to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
- to pull the carpet from under sb
- add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- to add fuel to the fire
Trad. 厝火積薪
- lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
- fig. hidden danger
- imminent danger
- lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- fig. to take preventive measures
Trad. 杯水車薪
- lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
Trad. 留職停薪
- (Tw) leave of absence without pay
Trad. 薪火相傳
- lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
- fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
Trad. 薪盡火傳
- see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]
Trad. 高薪厚祿
- high salary, generous remuneration
Trad. 高薪養廉
- policy of high pay to discourage corruption
Trad. 臥薪嘗膽
- lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
Trad. 臥薪嚐膽
- variant of 臥薪嘗膽|卧薪尝胆[wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]