xū​huǒ

internal heat

虚火 虛火 xū​huǒ
internal heat
in Chinese medicine, internal heat or inflammation resulting from a deficiency in vital essence, often manifesting as a sore throat, night sweats, or irritability
borrowed prestige
power or influence that is not one's own but is borrowed from someone else; relying on another person's authority

Frequency

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0.781 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)