huǒ​yào​tǒng

powder keg

  • created reference approved 火药桶/火藥桶 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火药桶 / 火藥桶 huǒ​yào​tǒng

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 火药桶/火藥桶 · huǒ​yào​tǒng · powder keg (figurative) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火药桶 / 火藥桶

    huǒ​yào​tǒng

    powder keg (figurative)

    a person, place, or situation that is extremely dangerous and could explode or erupt into conflict at any moment

    火药 (literal) → 火药/火藥 · huǒ​yào · gunpowder 桶 (literal) → 桶 · tǒng · bucket

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 火药桶/火藥桶 · huǒ​yào​tǒng · powder keg — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火药桶 / 火藥桶

    huǒ​yào​tǒng

    powder keg

    a metal bucket or barrel filled with gunpowder

    火药 (literal) → 火药/火藥 · huǒ​yào · gunpowder 桶 (literal) → 桶 · tǒng · bucket

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

    created sense