जलती आग में घी डालना

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जलती आग में घी डालना

/d͡ʒəl.t̪iː ɑːɡ mẽː ɡʱiː ɖɑːl.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[d͡ʒɐl.t̪iː‿äːɡ‿mẽː‿ɡʱiː‿ɖäːl.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Literally "to pour ghee in the burning fire" (compare English pour gasoline on the fire).

phrase jaltī āg mẽ ghī ḍālnā · جلتی آگ میں گھی ڈالنا · जलती आग में घी डाल · जलती आग में घी डालना · जलती आग में घी डालने · जलती आग में घी डालकर

to add fuel to the fire

In English

add fuel to the fire worsen a conflict

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MLA

"जलती आग में घी डालना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

जलती आग में घी डालना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"जलती आग में घी डालना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {जलती आग में घी डालना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}