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释义 曲突徙薪qū tū xǐ xīn有一家的烟囱很直,旁边堆着许多柴火,有人劝主人改建弯曲的烟囱,把柴火搬开,不然有着火的危险,主人不听,不久果然发生了火灾(见于《汉书·霍光传》)。{History of Han·Biography of Huo Guang:
There was once a house with a straight chimney and a big pile of firewood by it. The owner was advised to rebuild the straight chimney into a bent one and remove the firewood to avoid the risk of fire, but he just turned a deaf ear to it. Shortly afterwards a fire broke out;}
〈比喻fig.事先采取措施,防止危险发生。{take precautions before it's too late; better safe than sorry}
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