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火上弄雪 — “Something that is extremely easy to accomplish or overcome”

火上弄雪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something that is extremely easy to accomplish or overcome”. Something that vanishes quickly and effortlessly. Literally, “Playing with snow on fire”.

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火上弄雪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

火上弄雪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
弄
nòng7do, make, handle, get
雪
xuě11snow

Example Sentence with 火上弄雪

对于经验丰富的人来说,完成这项简单的任务简直是火上弄雪,毫无难度。
For an experienced person, completing this simple task is like playing with snow on fire, completely without difficulty.

Idioms Related to 火上弄雪

Synonyms of 火上弄雪

  • huǒ火shàng上nòng弄bīng冰doomed to fail
  • huǒ火shàng上nòng弄bīng冰líng凌extremely easy to accomplish

More idioms starting with 火

  • huǒ火shàng上jiā加yóu油add fuel to the fire
  • huǒ火shàng上jiāo浇yóu油aggravate a situation
  • huǒ火shàng上tiān添yóu油make a bad situation worse
  • huǒ火zhōng中qǔ取lì栗to be a cat's paw
  • huǒ火sǎn伞zhāng张scorching sun overhead
  • huǒ火sǎn伞gāo高zhāng张scorching sun like a fiery umbrella
  • huǒ火guāng光zhú烛tiān天Raging flames light up the sky
  • huǒ火mào冒sān三zhàng丈to fly into a towering rage
  • huǒ火mào冒sān三chǐ尺to be in a towering rage
  • huǒ火liè列xīng星tún屯magnificent military encampment

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What does 火上弄雪 mean?

火上弄雪 (huǒ shàng nòng xuě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something that is extremely easy to accomplish or overcome”.

How do you pronounce 火上弄雪?

火上弄雪 is pronounced huǒ shàng nòng xuě in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 火上弄雪 literally mean?

Literally, 火上弄雪 means “Playing with snow on fire”. It is used to mean “Something that is extremely easy to accomplish or overcome”.

What is the Chinese definition of 火上弄雪?

比喻易于败亡,事情很容易办到

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