烟不出火不进 — “Calm and unruffled”
烟不出火不进 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Calm and unruffled”. Slow to react and reserved in speech; imperturbable. Literally, “No smoke comes out, no fire goes in”.
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老张性子很慢，遇到再大的事也总是烟不出火不进，一副泰然自若的样子。
Old Zhang has a very slow temperament; no matter how big the problem, he always remains calm and unruffled, appearing completely at ease.
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More idioms starting with 烟
- yān烟yún云gōng供yǎng养find spiritual delight in natural scenery
- yān烟yún云guò过yǎn眼fleeting like smoke and clouds
- yān烟mù幕dàn弹a deceptive tactic or distraction
- yān烟duàn断huǒ火jué绝completely deserted and uninhabited
- yān烟bō波hào浩miǎo渺vast misty waters
- yān烟bō波diào钓tú徒reclusive angler on misty waves
- yān烟xiāo消yún云sàn散disappear completely
- yān烟xiāo消huǒ火miè灭vanish completely
- yān烟xiāo消wù雾sàn散vanish without a trace
- yān烟huǒ火zhī之jǐng警beacon fire alarm
- yān烟huǒ火lín邻jū居close neighbors
- yān烟yán炎zhāng张tiān天smoke and flames fill the sky
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Open the tool →Questions about 烟不出火不进
What does 烟不出火不进 mean?
烟不出火不进 (yān bù chū huǒ bù jìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Calm and unruffled”.
How do you pronounce 烟不出火不进?
烟不出火不进 is pronounced yān bù chū huǒ bù jìn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 烟不出火不进 literally mean?
Literally, 烟不出火不进 means “no smoke comes out, no fire goes in”. It is used to mean “Calm and unruffled”.
What is the Chinese definition of 烟不出火不进?
形容人慢性子，不爱说话。