Definition of 焼け棒杭に火が付く (やけぼっくいにひがつく)

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焼け棒杭に火が付く

やけぼっくいにひがつく

yakebokkuinihigatsuku

expression
wood half-burned is easily kindled(proverb)
Related Kanji
bake, burning
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
stake, post, picket
fire
adhere, attach, refer to, append