后院起火 hòuyuànqǐhuǒ fire in the backyard Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents hòuyuànqǐhuǒ fire in the backyard 后院 後院 hòuyuàn noun backyard the yard behind a house or the rear court of a building起火 qǐhuǒ verb + noun to catch fire to be on fire; to catch fire; to break out (of a fire)hòuyuànqǐhuǒ internal strife 后院 後院 hòuyuàn the rear the rear area or home front; one's internal base or domestic circle (often used figuratively for internal affairs)起火 qǐhuǒ to get angry to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to fume