【束缊请火】〖shù yùn qng hu〗[call upon others for help; call to one's aid; crave for other's help]

束教管闻私制返，

缊褐瓢箪盼共产。

请自隗始贤俊重，

火尽薪传公有繁。

搓麻为引火绳，向邻家讨火。比喻求助于人。也比喻为人排难解纷。Rub hemp as the lead fire rope, to the neighbors for fire. metaphor recourse to person. Also metaphor for person exclude difficulties and solve dispute. 同：束缊还妇、束缊举火。