liè​huǒ​gān​chái

blazing fire and dry wood

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

    烈火干柴 / 烈火乾柴 liè​huǒ​gān​chái

    干柴烈火 / 乾柴烈火 gān​chái​liè​huǒ

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 烈火干柴/烈火乾柴 · liè​huǒ​gān​chái · blazing fire and dry wood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烈火干柴 / 烈火乾柴

    liè​huǒ​gān​chái

    blazing fire and dry wood

    a situation that is highly volatile or easily gets out of control

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

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  • created sense approved 烈火干柴/烈火乾柴 · liè​huǒ​gān​chái · consuming passion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烈火干柴 / 烈火乾柴

    liè​huǒ​gān​chái

    consuming passion

    intense sexual attraction or mutual desire between a man and a woman who are easily swept away by their feelings

    烈火 (literal) → 烈火 · liè​huǒ · burning anger 干柴 (literal) → 干柴/乾柴 · gān​chái · firewood

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