烟熏火燎 — “Smoked by smoke and scorched by fire”
烟熏火燎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing an environment or conditions that are extremely hot, dry, and often stuffy, similar to being smoked and scorched by fire; scorching hot and suffocating”. Literally, “smoked by smoke and scorched by fire”.
烟熏火燎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
烟熏火燎 Character Breakdown
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- yān烟xiāo消wù雾sàn散vanish without a trace
- yān烟huǒ火zhī之jǐng警beacon fire alarm
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What does 烟熏火燎 mean?
烟熏火燎 (yān xūn huǒ liǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing an environment or conditions that are extremely hot, dry, and often stuffy, similar to being smoked and scorched by fire; scorching hot and suffocating”.
How do you pronounce 烟熏火燎?
烟熏火燎 is pronounced yān xūn huǒ liǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 烟熏火燎 literally mean?
Literally, 烟熏火燎 means “smoked by smoke and scorched by fire”. It is used to mean “describing an environment or conditions that are extremely hot, dry, and often stuffy, similar to being smoked and scorched by fire; scorching hot and suffocating”.
What is the Chinese definition of 烟熏火燎?
烟和火熏烤，比喻酷热或干燥