推 波 助 澜

tuī bō zhù lándictionary entry

to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

推波助瀾 推波助澜 [tui1 bo1 zhu4 lan2] /to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum/to encourage sth to get bigger/to add fuel to the fire/

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