đặt mồi lữa dưới đống củi
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From the Chinese phrase 'thố hoả tích tân' (placing fire under piled firewood); refers to a danger that is quietly building up.
vi Bố tôi bảo để nợ chồng chất như thế chẳng khác gì đặt mồi lữa dưới đống củi.
en My father said that letting debts pile up like that is no different from putting a live ember under a pile of firewood.