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如荼如火 — “Flourishing and vigorous”

如荼如火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Flourishing and vigorous”. In full swing; grand and fervent; like a raging fire. Literally, “Like cogongrass, like fire”.

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如荼如火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

如荼如火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
如
rú6like, as, if
荼
tú11bitter herb, flourishing, suffering
如
rú6like, as, if
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 如荼如火

展销会上,各种商品琳琅满目,顾客们购买的热情如荼如火。
At the exhibition, various goods were dazzling, and customers' enthusiasm for purchasing was flourishing and vigorous.

Idioms Related to 如荼如火

Synonyms of 如荼如火

  • rú如huǒ火rú如tú荼in full swing

More idioms starting with 如

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  • rú如qiū丘ér而zhǐ止give up easily at first difficulty
  • rú如sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as if one's parents had just died
  • rú如lín临dà大dí敌as if facing a formidable enemy
  • rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊extremely cautious as if on abyss brink
  • rú如lín临shēn深gǔ谷extremely cautious as if on a cliff edge
  • rú如zhī之nài奈hé何What can be done about it
  • rú如rén人yǐn饮shuǐ水,,lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only personal experience reveals true feelings
  • rú如xiōng兄rú如dì弟like brothers
  • rú如rù入bǎo宝shān山kōng空shǒu手huí回miss great opportunities
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之dì地to move with great ease and boldness
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之jìng境to advance effortlessly without resistance

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Questions about 如荼如火

What does 如荼如火 mean?

如荼如火 (rú tú rú huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Flourishing and vigorous”.

How do you pronounce 如荼如火?

如荼如火 is pronounced rú tú rú huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 如荼如火 literally mean?

Literally, 如荼如火 means “Like cogongrass, like fire”. It is used to mean “Flourishing and vigorous”.

What is the Chinese definition of 如荼如火?

荼:像茅草花一样白;火:像火一样红。比喻气势浩大而热烈

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