火中取栗

fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6

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

Meanings

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

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