火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
取 qǔ
HSK 4
take, receive, obtain; select
栗 lì chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname