拯溺钟石救火投薪 (拯溺鍾石救火投薪) zhěng nì zhōng shí jiù huǒ tóu xīn

zhěng nì zhōng shí jiù huǒ tóu xīn phrase to save somebody from drowning with a heavy stone or to put out a fire by throwing on logs
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: To make a bad situation worse (Mathews 1931 '拯溺鍾石救火投薪', p. 46)