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洪炉点雪 — “A speck of snow in a blazing furnace”

洪炉点雪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grasp a concept or solve a problem with extreme quickness and ease, like snow melting in a blazing furnace; quick comprehension”. Literally, “A speck of snow in a blazing furnace”.

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洪炉点雪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

洪炉点雪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
洪
hóng9Vast flood
炉
lú8stove, furnace, or oven
点
diǎn9point, dot, or spot
雪
xuě11snow

Example Sentence with 洪炉点雪

这个问题对他来说简直是洪炉点雪,一点就透
This problem was like snow melting in a blazing furnace for him; he understood it instantly.

Idioms Related to 洪炉点雪

Synonyms of 洪炉点雪

  • hóng红lú炉diǎn点xuě雪quickly grasp or accept

More idioms starting with 洪

  • hóng洪qiáo乔shāo捎shū书fail to deliver entrusted messages
  • hóng洪shuǐ水héng横liú流evil influences spreading unchecked
  • hóng洪shuǐ水měng猛shòu兽a great scourge
  • hóng洪lú炉liáo燎fà发extremely easy to solve
  • hóng洪fú福qí齐tiān天blessed with immense good fortune
  • hóng洪zhōng钟dà大lǚ吕magnificent and profound

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What does 洪炉点雪 mean?

洪炉点雪 (hóng lú diǎn xuě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grasp a concept or solve a problem with extreme quickness and ease, like snow melting in a blazing furnace; quick comprehension”.

How do you pronounce 洪炉点雪?

洪炉点雪 is pronounced hóng lú diǎn xuě in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 洪炉点雪 literally mean?

Literally, 洪炉点雪 means “a speck of snow in a blazing furnace”. It is used to mean “to grasp a concept or solve a problem with extreme quickness and ease, like snow melting in a blazing furnace; quick comprehension”.

What is the Chinese definition of 洪炉点雪?

大火炉里放进一点雪,马上就会融化。比喻对问题领会极快。

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