火中取栗

Traditional form:

火中取栗

Pinyin (reading):

huǒzhōngqǔlì

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 栗 - chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname

Traditional characters:

• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 栗 - chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname