你現在說這種話，只會火上加油。 - Zhictionary

Zhictionary

你現在說這種話，只會火上加油。

For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

now; at present; currently

to speak; to talk; to say
to explain; to comment
to scold; to tell off
(bound form) theory; doctrine

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)

dialect
language
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番

variant of 只 zhī

only; merely; just

variant of 只 zhǐ

grain that has begun to ripen

variant of 只 zhǐ

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

can; to have the skill; to know how to
to be likely to; to be sure to
to meet; to get together
meeting; gathering
(suffix) union; group; association
(bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

(bound form) to reckon accounts

only used in 會撮／会撮

huǒshàngjiāyóu

to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
to enrage people and make matters worse