gān​chái​liè​huǒ

volatile situation

  • created reference approved 干柴烈火/乾柴烈火 → 烈火干柴/烈火乾柴 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干柴烈火 / 乾柴烈火 gān​chái​liè​huǒ

    烈火干柴 / 烈火乾柴 liè​huǒ​gān​chái

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 干柴烈火/乾柴烈火 · gān​chái​liè​huǒ · volatile situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干柴烈火 / 乾柴烈火

    gān​chái​liè​huǒ

    volatile situation

    A situation that is ripe for a sudden flare-up; close to the point of ignition

    干柴 (literal) → 干柴/乾柴 · gān​chái · firewood 烈火 (literal) → 烈火 · liè​huǒ · raging fire

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 干柴烈火/乾柴烈火 · gān​chái​liè​huǒ · passionate desire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干柴烈火 / 乾柴烈火

    gān​chái​liè​huǒ

    passionate desire

    A man and a woman burning with intense sexual passion or lust

    干柴 (literal) → 干柴/乾柴 · gān​chái · firewood 烈火 (literal) → 烈火 · liè​huǒ · raging fire

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense