烈火干柴 — “Blazing fire and dry firewood”
烈火干柴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation of intense passion or strong mutual attraction between two individuals, often implying a quick and fervent development of romantic feelings, like a fire igniting easily”. Literally, “blazing fire and dry firewood”.
烈火干柴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
烈火干柴 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 烈
- liè烈shì士xùn徇míng名Martyr dies for honor
- liè烈shì士mù暮nián年，，zhuàng壮xīn心bù不yǐ已heroic spirit undiminished in old age
- liè烈nǚ女bù不jià嫁èr二fū夫A chaste woman marries only once
- liè烈nǚ女bù不gèng更èr二fū夫A virtuous woman remains faithful to one husband
- liè烈huǒ火pēng烹yóu油make an intense situation more fervent
- liè烈huǒ火zhēn真jīn金True gold fears no fire
- liè烈huǒ火jiàn见zhēn真jīn金True character revealed in adversity
- liè烈huǒ火hōng轰léi雷impetuous, volatile, or violent temper
- liè烈huǒ火biàn辨rì日reveal true character under severe trials
- liè烈liè烈hōng轰hōng轰vigorous and grand
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What does 烈火干柴 mean?
烈火干柴 (liè huǒ gān chái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation of intense passion or strong mutual attraction between two individuals, often implying a quick and fervent development of romantic feelings, like a fire igniting easily”.
How do you pronounce 烈火干柴?
烈火干柴 is pronounced liè huǒ gān chái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 烈火干柴 literally mean?
Literally, 烈火干柴 means “blazing fire and dry firewood”. It is used to mean “describes a situation of intense passion or strong mutual attraction between two individuals, often implying a quick and fervent development of romantic feelings, like a fire igniting easily”.
What is the Chinese definition of 烈火干柴?
比喻男女欢情很深。