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埃特納火山 埃特纳火山 [Ai1 te4 na4 huo3 shan1] /Mt Etna, volcano in Italy/ 6568 1
拔火罐 拔火罐 [ba2 huo3 guan4] /(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment/short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire/ 1296 1
拔火罐兒 拔火罐儿 [ba2 huo3 guan4 r5] /erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]/ 5093 1
敗火 败火 [bai4 huo3] /relieve inflammation or internal heat/ 7102 1
拜火教 拜火教 [[Bai4huo3jiao4]] /see 祆教[Xian1jiao4]/ 517 2
抱薪救火 抱薪救火 [bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3] /lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action/ 6334 1
爆火 爆火 [[bao4huo3]] /to skyrocket in popularity; to go viral/ 632 2
焙火 焙火 [[bei4huo3]] /to roast (in tea leaf processing)/ 179 2
冰火 冰火 [bing1 huo3] /fire and ice/combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements/ 5090 1
撥火棍 拨火棍 [[bo1huo3gun4]] /stick or rod used to tend a fire/ 166 2
不到火候不揭鍋 不到火候不揭锅 [bu4 dao4 huo3 hou4 bu4 jie1 guo1] /don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)/ 3144 1
不食人間煙火 不食人间烟火 [[bu4 shi2 ren2jian1 yan1huo3]] /otherworldly; detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life/ 512 2
不溫不火 不温不火 [bu4 wen1 bu4 huo3] /(of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm/moderate/so-so/(of a person) calm/unruffled/ 1884 1
不慍不火 不愠不火 [bu4 yun4 bu4 huo3] /calm/unruffled/ 1884 1
擦槍走火 擦枪走火 [ca1 qiang1 zou3 huo3] /to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun/(fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war/ 4929 1
柴火 柴火 [[chai2huo5]] /plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)/ 665 2
趁火打劫 趁火打劫 [[chen4huo3-da3jie2]] /(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom)/(fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune/ 50 2
乘火打劫 乘火打劫 [cheng2 huo3 da3 jie2] /to take advantage of sb's misfortune/to loot/ 6731 1
城門失火,殃及池魚 城门失火,殃及池鱼 [cheng2 men2 shi1 huo3 , yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2] /a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer/fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions/ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee/ 6334 1
淬火 淬火 [cui4 huo3] /to quench/to temper/to harden by quenching/ 6185 1
厝火積薪 厝火积薪 [cuo4 huo3 ji1 xin1] /lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)/fig. hidden danger/imminent danger/ 4699 1
打得火熱 打得火热 [da3 de5 huo3 re4] /(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other/to hit it off with sb/to be passionately in love with each other/to carry on intimately with/(of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing/ 1912 1
打火機 打火机 [da3 huo3 ji1] /lighter/cigarette lighter/ 6820 1
打火石 打火石 [da3 huo3 shi2] /flint/ 6703 1
大火 大火 [da4 huo3] /conflagration; large fire/CL:場|场[chang2]/ 1283 1
大屯火山群 大屯火山群 [[Da4tun2 Huo3shan1qun2]] /Tatun Volcanic Group, volcanic area to the north of Taipei/ 945 2
刀耕火種 刀耕火种 [dao1 geng1 huo3 zhong4] /slash and burn (agriculture)/ 5840 1
刀山火海 刀山火海 [dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3] /lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames/fig. extreme danger (idiom)/ 5350 1
導火索 导火索 [dao3 huo3 suo3] /fuse (for explosive)/ 2989 1
導火線 导火线 [dao3 huo3 xian4] /fuse (for explosives)/(fig.) proximate cause/the last straw/ 2965 1
燈火 灯火 [deng1 huo3] /lights/ 7102 1
燈火通明 灯火通明 [deng1 huo3 tong1 ming2] /brightly lit/ 6134 1
低平火山口 低平火山口 [di1 ping2 huo3 shan1 kou3] /maar/ 2933 1
點鬼火 点鬼火 [dian3 gui3 huo3] /to stir up trouble in secret/to instigate/ 6712 1
點火 点火 [dian3 huo3] /to ignite/to light a fire/to agitate/to start an engine/ignition/fig. to stir up trouble/ 6589 1
點火開關 点火开关 [dian3 huo3 kai1 guan1] /ignition switch/ 6270 1
電火花 电火花 [dian4 huo3 hua1] /electric spark/ 6540 1
電光火石 电光火石 [[dian4guang1-huo3shi2]] /see 電光石火|电光石火[dian4guang1-shi2huo3]/ 27 2
電光石火 电光石火 [[dian4guang1-shi2huo3]] /(idiom) in a flash; fleeting; momentary/ 27 2
動肝火 动肝火 [dong4 gan1 huo3] /to get angry/ 6313 1
洞若觀火 洞若观火 [dong4 ruo4 guan1 huo3] /lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)/fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly/ 2163 1
對火 对火 [dui4 huo3] /to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own/ 3368 1
對空火器 对空火器 [dui4 kong1 huo3 qi4] /anti-aircraft gun/ 6052 1
發火 发火 [fa1 huo3] /to catch fire/to ignite/to detonate/to get angry/ 6564 1
防火 防火 [fang2 huo3] /to protect against fire/ 7053 1
防火長城 防火长城 [Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] /Great Firewall of China (system for restricting access to foreign websites)/ 3156 1
防火道 防火道 [fang2 huo3 dao4] /firebreak/ 2198 1
防火梯 防火梯 [fang2 huo3 ti1] /fire escape/ 6535 1
防火牆 防火墙 [[fang2huo3qiang2]] /firewall/ 502 2
放火 放火 [fang4 huo3] /to set on fire/to commit arson/to create a disturbance/ 6093 1
飛蛾撲火 飞蛾扑火 [fei1 e2 pu1 huo3] /the moth flies into the flame/fatal attraction/ 6100 1
飛蛾投火 飞蛾投火 [[fei1e2-tou2huo3]] /see 飛蛾撲火|飞蛾扑火[fei1e2-pu1huo3]/ 19 2
風風火火 风风火火 [feng1 feng1 huo3 huo3] /bustling/energetic/ 6091 1
烽火 烽火 [feng1 huo3] /fire beacon (to give alarm)/ 6664 1
封火 封火 [feng1 huo3] /to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)/ 6802 1
風火輪 风火轮 [feng1 huo3 lun2] /(martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting/(Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5]/(fig.) never-ending treadmill/ 2481 1
烽火四起 烽火四起 [feng1 huo3 si4 qi3] /the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war/ 6334 1
峰火臺 峰火台 [feng1 huo3 tai2] /fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)/ 4057 1
赴湯蹈火 赴汤蹈火 [fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3] /lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)/fig. to brave any danger/to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)/ 1825 1
蓋火鍋 盖火锅 [gai4 huo3 guo1] /to block a shot (basketball)/ 3392 1
肝火 肝火 [gan1 huo3] /irascibility/irritability/(TCM) inflammation of the liver/ 4998 1
乾柴烈火 干柴烈火 [[gan1chai2-lie4huo3]] /(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)/ 169 2
隔岸觀火 隔岸观火 [ge2 an4 guan1 huo3] /to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)/ 6175 1
拱火 拱火 [[gong3huo3]] /(dialect) (fig.) to fan the flames; to fuel sb's anger/ 788 2
篝火 篝火 [gou1 huo3] /bonfire/ 7034 1
篝火狐鳴 篝火狐鸣 [gou1 huo3 hu2 ming2] /to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion/an uprising is afoot (idiom)/ 6085 1
觀火 观火 [guan1 huo3] /penetrating (vision)/ 6638 1
鬼火 鬼火 [gui3 huo3] /will-o'-the-wisp/jack-o'-lantern/ 6176 1
鬼火綠 鬼火绿 [gui3 huo3 lü4] /(dialect) flaming mad/furious/ 4164 1
國家火山公園 国家火山公园 [Guo2 jia1 Huo3 shan1 Gong1 yuan2] /Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii/ 4778 1
過火 过火 [[guo4huo3]] /to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions)/over the top; excessive/burned/ 795 2
黑燈瞎火 黑灯瞎火 [hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3] /pitch dark/ 5232 1
黑燈下火 黑灯下火 [hei1 deng1 xia4 huo3] /pitch dark/also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3]/ 5232 1
黑火藥 黑火药 [[hei1huo3yao4]] /black powder (traditional gunpowder)/ 223 2
紅火 红火 [hong2 huo3] /prosperous/ 6298 1
紅火蟻 红火蚁 [hong2 huo3 yi3] /fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China/ 6537 1
後院起火 后院起火 [hou4 yuan4 qi3 huo3] /a conflict arises close to home (idiom)/ 2183 1
花火 花火 [hua1 huo3] /firework/ 5388 1
滑鐵盧火車站 滑铁卢火车站 [Hua2 tie3 lu2 Huo3 che1 zhan4] /Waterloo Station (London)/ 2117 1
環太平洋火山帶 环太平洋火山带 [Huan2 Tai4 ping2 yang2 Huo3 shan1 dai4] /Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)/ 3172 1
回火 回火 [hui2 huo3] /to temper (iron)/to flare back/flareback (in a gas burner)/(of an engine) to backfire/ 4637 1
活火 活火 [huo2 huo3] /flaming fire/flames/ 6466 1
活火山 活火山 [[huo2huo3shan1]] /active volcano/ 740 2
[huo3] /fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese medicine)/hot (popular)/classifier for military units (old)/Kangxi radical 86/ 2564 1
[[Huo3]] /surname Huo/ 932 2
火把 火把 [huo3 ba3] /torch/CL:把[ba3]/ 5717 1
火把節 火把节 [huo3 ba3 jie2] /Torch Festival/ 6274 1
火爆 火爆 [huo3 bao4] /fiery (temper)/popular/flourishing/prosperous/lively/ 5232 1
火暴 火暴 [huo3 bao4] /variant of 火爆[huo3 bao4]/ 5232 1
火柴 火柴 [huo3 chai2] /match (for lighting fire)/CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]/ 6366 1
火場 火场 [huo3 chang3] /the scene of a fire/ 5330 1
火車 火车 [huo3 che1] /train/CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]/ 6366 1
火車票 火车票 [huo3 che1 piao4] /train ticket/ 7034 1
火車頭 火车头 [huo3 che1 tou2] /train engine/locomotive/ 7102 1
火成碎屑 火成碎屑 [huo3 cheng2 sui4 xie4] /pyroclastic/ 6550 1
火成岩 火成岩 [huo3 cheng2 yan2] /igneous rock (geology)/volcanic rock/ 6173 1
火德星君 火德星君 [Huo3 de2 xing1 jun1] /spirit of the planet Mars/ 5977 1
火地群島 火地群岛 [Huo3 di4 Qun2 dao3] /Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia/ 5133 1
火電 火电 [huo3 dian4] /thermal power/ 6571 1
火堆 火堆 [huo3 dui1] /bonfire/to open fire/ 5551 1
火光 火光 [huo3 guang1] /flame/blaze/ 7022 1
火海 火海 [huo3 hai3] /a sea of flames/ 1039 1
火海刀山 火海刀山 [huo3 hai3 dao1 shan1] /see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]/ 5350 1
火鶴 火鹤 [huo3 he4] /flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)/ 3720 1
火鶴花 火鹤花 [huo3 he4 hua1] /flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)/ 3720 1
火紅 火红 [huo3 hong2] /fiery/blazing/ 6088 1
火狐 火狐 [huo3 hu2] /red panda (Ailurus fulgens)/red fox (Vulpes vulpes)/ 2198 1
火狐 火狐 [Huo3 hu2] /Firefox (web browser)/ 4992 1
火湖 火湖 [huo3 hu2] /burning lake/lake of burning sulfur/inferno (in Christian mythology)/ 6625 1
火花 火花 [huo3 hua1] /spark/sparkle/ 7102 1
火化 火化 [huo3 hua4] /to cremate/to incinerate/ 6585 1
火環 火环 [Huo3 huan2] /Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)/ 3172 1
火浣布 火浣布 [huo3 huan4 bu4] /asbestos cloth/ 6155 1
火雞 火鸡 [huo3 ji1] /turkey/ 7102 1
火機 火机 [huo3 ji1] /see 打火機|打火机[da3 huo3 ji1]/ 5584 1
火急 火急 [huo3 ji2] /extremely urgent/ 2584 1
火箭 火箭 [huo3 jian4] /rocket/CL:枚[mei2]/ 6366 1
火箭彈 火箭弹 [huo3 jian4 dan4] /rocket (artillery)/ 5568 1
火箭軍 火箭军 [Huo3 jian4 jun1] /Rocket Force, branch of the PLA responsible for tactical and strategic missiles/ 1468 1
火箭炮 火箭炮 [huo3 jian4 pao4] /rocket artillery/ 7034 1
火箭筒 火箭筒 [huo3 jian4 tong3] /bazooka/rocket launcher/ 6434 1
火箭推進榴彈 火箭推进榴弹 [huo3 jian4 tui1 jin4 liu2 dan4] /rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)/ 4789 1
火警 火警 [huo3 jing3] /fire alarm/ 6731 1
火炬 火炬 [huo3 ju4] /(flaming) torch/CL:把[ba3]/ 2150 1
火坑 火坑 [huo3 keng1] /pit of fire/fig. living hell/ 6560 1
火控 火控 [huo3 kong4] /fire control (gunnery)/ 4160 1
火筷子 火筷子 [huo3 kuai4 zi5] /fire tongs/hair curling tongs/ 5886 1
火辣 火辣 [huo3 la4] /painful heat/scorching/rude and forthright/provocative/hot/sexy/ 6432 1
火犁 火犁 [huo3 li2] /mechanical plow/ 6174 1
火力 火力 [huo3 li4] /fire/firepower/ 7102 1
火力發電 火力发电 [huo3 li4 fa1 dian4] /thermal power generation/ 1378 1
火力發電廠 火力发电厂 [huo3 li4 fa1 dian4 chang3] /fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)/ 6558 1
火燎 火燎 [huo3 liao2] /to singe; to scorch/ 1472 1
火烈鳥 火烈鸟 [huo3 lie4 niao3] /flamingo/ 7102 1
火流星 火流星 [huo3 liu2 xing1] /(astronomy) bolide/fireball/ 2393 1
火龍果 火龙果 [huo3 long2 guo3] /red pitaya/dragon fruit/dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)/ 6060 1
火爐 火炉 [huo3 lu2] /stove/ 7102 1
火麻 火麻 [huo3 ma2] /hemp/ 2199 1
火冒三丈 火冒三丈 [huo3 mao4 san1 zhang4] /to get really angry/ 7102 1
火苗 火苗 [huo3 miao2] /flame/ 6065 1
火奴魯魯 火奴鲁鲁 [Huo3 nu2 lu3 lu3] /Honolulu, capital of Hawaii/also called 檀香山/ 6637 1
火炮 火炮 [huo3 pao4] /cannon/gun/artillery/ 6913 1
火砲 火炮 [huo3 pao4] /cannon/gun/artillery/ 6913 1
火盆 火盆 [huo3 pen2] /brazier/fire pan/hibachi/ 6186 1
火氣 火气 [huo3 qi4] /anger/internal heat (TCM)/ 6090 1
火鉗 火钳 [huo3 qian2] /fire tongs/ 7102 1
火槍 火枪 [huo3 qiang1] /firearms (in historical context)/flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)/ 6911 1
火槍手 火枪手 [huo3 qiang1 shou3] /gunman/musketeer/ 6801 1
火牆 火墙 [huo3 qiang2] /firewall/ 7102 1
火兒 火儿 [huo3 r5] /fire/fury/angry/ 6791 1
火熱 火热 [huo3 re4] /fiery/burning/fervent/ardent/passionate/ 6590 1
火絨草 火绒草 [huo3 rong2 cao3] /edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)/ 5966 1
火色 火色 [huo3 se4] /(dialect) intensity of the fire (in cooking, kiln firing etc)/ 2957 1
火山 火山 [huo3 shan1] /volcano/ 5629 1
火山爆發 火山爆发 [huo3 shan1 bao4 fa1] /volcanic eruption/ 6582 1
火山爆發指數 火山爆发指数 [huo3 shan1 bao4 fa1 zhi3 shu4] /volcanic explosivity index (VEI)/ 6691 1
火山帶 火山带 [huo3 shan1 dai4] /volcanic belt/ 6647 1
火山島 火山岛 [huo3 shan1 dao3] /volcanic island/ 6655 1
火山豆 火山豆 [huo3 shan1 dou4] /macadamia nut/ 3845 1
火山灰 火山灰 [huo3 shan1 hui1] /volcanic ash/ 7034 1
火山灰土 火山灰土 [huo3 shan1 hui1 tu3] /andosol (soil taxonomy)/ 1573 1
火山活動 火山活动 [huo3 shan1 huo2 dong4] /volcanic activity/volcanism/ 6552 1
火山口 火山口 [huo3 shan1 kou3] /volcanic crater/ 6691 1
火山礫 火山砾 [huo3 shan1 li4] /lapillus/lapilli/ 6314 1
火山毛 火山毛 [huo3 shan1 mao2] /(geology) Pele's hair/ 1070 1
火山碎屑流 火山碎屑流 [huo3 shan1 sui4 xie4 liu2] /pyroclastic flow/ 7102 1
火山學 火山学 [huo3 shan1 xue2] /volcanology/ 5444 1
火山岩 火山岩 [huo3 shan1 yan2] /volcanic rock/ 6054 1
火上加油 火上加油 [huo3 shang4 jia1 you2] /to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people and make matters worse/ 6334 1
火上澆油 火上浇油 [huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2] /to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people and make matters worse/ 6053 1
火燒 火烧 [huo3 shao1] /to set fire to/to burn down/burning hot/baked cake/ 6055 1
火燒火燎 火烧火燎 [huo3 shao1 huo3 liao3] /restless with anxiety/to feel unbearably painful or hot/ 1046 1
火燒眉毛 火烧眉毛 [huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5] /lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme emergency/ 6334 1
火燒雲 火烧云 [huo3 shao1 yun2] /nuée ardente/hot cloud of volcanic ash/ 7102 1
火舌 火舌 [huo3 she2] /tongue of flame/ 6687 1
火樹銀花 火树银花 [huo3 shu4 yin2 hua1] /display of fireworks and lanterns/ 7102 1
火速 火速 [huo3 su4] /at top speed/at a tremendous lick/ 6687 1
火炭 火炭 [huo3 tan4] /live coal/ember/burning coals/ 5362 1
火炭 火炭 [Huo3 Tan4] /Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)/ 5362 1
火塘 火塘 [huo3 tang2] /indoor fire pit/ 3342 1
火燙 火烫 [huo3 tang4] /burning hot/fiery/to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs/ 5816 1
火腿 火腿 [huo3 tui3] /ham/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6366 1
火腿腸 火腿肠 [huo3 tui3 chang2] /ham sausage/ 5235 1
火衛 火卫 [huo3 wei4] /moon of Mars/ 3134 1
火衛二 火卫二 [Huo3 wei4 Er4] /Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II/ 3134 1
火衛一 火卫一 [Huo3 wei4 Yi1] /Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I/ 3134 1
火線 火线 [huo3 xian4] /firing line (battle)/live electrical wire/ 6061 1
火線 火线 [Huo3 xian4] /FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)/ 5563 1
火星 火星 [Huo3 xing1] /Mars (planet)/ 6712 1
火星哥 火星哥 [Huo3 xing1 Ge1] /nickname of American singer Bruno Mars/ 4038 1
火星快車 火星快车 [Huo3 xing1 Kuai4 che1] /Mars Express, a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003/ 2117 1
火星人 火星人 [Huo3 xing1 ren2] /Martian/ 7034 1
火星文 火星文 [Huo3 xing1 wen2] /lit. Martian language/fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand/ 4945 1
火星撞地球 火星撞地球 [Huo3 xing1 zhuang4 Di4 qiu2] /clash that leaves both sides shattered/ 5050 1
火刑 火刑 [huo3 xing2] /execution by fire/burning at the stake/ 6690 1
火炎焱燚 火炎焱燚 [huo3 yan2 yan4 yi4] /hot (i.e. popular) (emphatic form of 火[huo3]) (neologism c. 2016)/ 2449 1
火眼 火眼 [huo3 yan3] /pinkeye/ 4734 1
火眼金睛 火眼金睛 [huo3 yan3 jin1 jing1] /piercing eyes/discerning eyes/ 4452 1
火焰 火焰 [huo3 yan4] /blaze/flame/ 6135 1
火焰噴射器 火焰喷射器 [huo3 yan4 pen1 she4 qi4] /flamethrower/ 6749 1
火焰山 火焰山 [huo3 yan4 shan1] /Mountain of Flames of legend/fig. insurmountable obstacle/Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang/ 6135 1
火曜日 火曜日 [Huo3 yao4 ri4] /Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)/ 4814 1
火藥味 火药味 [huo3 yao4 wei4] /smell of gunpowder/(fig.) combative tone/belligerence/ 2443 1
火藥味甚濃 火药味甚浓 [huo3 yao4 wei4 shen4 nong2] /strong smell of gunpowder/fig. tense situation/standoff/ 3654 1
火印 火印 [huo3 yin4] /branded mark/brand/ 4031 1
火影忍者 火影忍者 [Huo3 ying3 Ren3 zhe3] /Naruto, manga and anime series/ 4960 1
火油 火油 [huo3 you2] /(dialect) kerosene/ 4206 1
火災 火灾 [huo3 zai1] /serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)/ 1917 1
火葬 火葬 [huo3 zang4] /to cremate/ 6585 1
火葬場 火葬场 [huo3 zang4 chang3] /crematorium/ 6585 1
火中取栗 火中取栗 [huo3 zhong1 qu3 li4] /lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)/fig. to be sb's cat's-paw/ 5211 1
火種 火种 [huo3 zhong3] /tinder/source of a fire/inflammable material/(fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)/ 4792 1
火燭 火烛 [huo3 zhu2] /fire and candles/household things that burn/ 6353 1
火柱 火柱 [huo3 zhu4] /column of flame/ 7051 1
火斑鳩 火斑鸠 [[huo3ban1jiu1]] /(bird species of China) red collared dove; red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)/ 791 2
火伴 火伴 [[huo3ban4]] /variant of 夥伴|伙伴[huo3ban4]/ 38 2
火併 火并 [[huo3bing4]] /(of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence; to have an open fight; to clash on the streets; to have a shootout/ 961 2
火柴人 火柴人 [[huo3chai2ren2]] /stick figure; stick person/ 590 2
火車站 火车站 [[huo3che1zhan4]] /train station/ 81 2
火成 火成 [[huo3cheng2]] /(geology) igneous; volcanic (rock)/ 883 2
火大 火大 [[huo3da4]] /to get mad; to be very angry/ 824 2
火冠雀 火冠雀 [[huo3guan1que4]] /(bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)/ 952 2
火鍋 火锅 [[huo3guo1]] /hotpot/(basketball) a blocked shot; a block/ 801 2
火候 火候 [[huo3hou5]] /heat control/(fig.) mastery/(fig.) crucial moment/ 550 2
火花塞 火花塞 [[huo3hua1sai1]] /spark plug/ 551 2
火化場 火化场 [[huo3hua4chang3]] /crematorium/ 97 2
火雞麵 火鸡面 [[huo3ji1mian4]] /buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles)/ 636 2
火鹼 火碱 [[huo3jian3]] /caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH/ 34 2
火炬手 火炬手 [[huo3ju4shou3]] /(lit. and fig.) torchbearer/ 502 2
火辣辣 火辣辣 [[huo3la4la4]] /scorching hot/(of a burn or other injury) painful; burning/(of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense/(of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued/(Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot/ 840 2
火龍 火龙 [[huo3long2]] /a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon)/ 849 2
火輪 火轮 [[huo3lun2]] /(old) steamboat/ 199 2
火輪船 火轮船 [[huo3lun2chuan2]] /(old) steamboat/ 199 2
火拼 火拼 [[huo3pin1]] /see 火併|火并[huo3bing4]/ 961 2
火器 火器 [[huo3qi4]] /gunpowder weapon (esp. firearm)/ 17 2
火球 火球 [[huo3qiu2]] /fireball/ 350 2
火神 火神 [[huo3shen2]] /god of fire/ 790 2
火石 火石 [[huo3shi2]] /flint/ 27 2
火勢 火势 [[huo3shi4]] /intensity and spread of a fire/ 173 2
火尾綠鶥 火尾绿鹛 [[huo3wei3 lü4mei2]] /(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)/ 952 2
火尾太陽鳥 火尾太阳鸟 [[huo3wei3 tai4yang2niao3]] /(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)/ 952 2
火尾希鶥 火尾希鹛 [[huo3wei3 xi1mei2]] /(bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)/ 952 2
火蜥蜴 火蜥蜴 [[huo3xi1yi4]] /salamander/ 847 2
火險 火险 [[huo3xian3]] /fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3zai1 wei1xian3])/fire insurance (abbr. for 火災保險|火灾保险[huo3zai1 bao3xian3])/ 712 2
火星 火星 [[huo3xing1]] /spark (from a fire)/ 108 2
火星子 火星子 [[huo3xing1zi5]] /(coll.) spark; ember/ 108 2
火藥 火药 [[huo3yao4]] /gunpowder/ 17 2
火摺子 火折子 [[huo3zhe2zi5]] /traditional portable firelighter (bamboo tube of smoldering tinder)/ 175 2
積薪厝火 积薪厝火 [ji1 xin1 cuo4 huo3] /to add fuel to the flames/ 6426 1
疾風知勁草,烈火見真金 疾风知劲草,烈火见真金 [ji2 feng1 zhi1 jin4 cao3 , lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen1 jin1] /lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)/fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis/ 1771 1
急火 急火 [ji2 huo3] /brisk heat (cooking)/(TCM) internal heat generated by anxiety/ 994 1
急如星火 急如星火 [ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3] /lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action/extremely urgent/ 6334 1
急於星火 急于星火 [ji2 yu2 xing1 huo3] /see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]/ 5787 1
集火 集火 [[ji2huo3]] /(military, gaming) to concentrate fire on a single target/ 155 2
降火 降火 [jiang4 huo3] /to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)/ 6081 1
交叉火力 交叉火力 [jiao1 cha1 huo3 li4] /crossfire/ 6635 1
驕陽似火 骄阳似火 [jiao1 yang2 si4 huo3] /the sun shines fiercely/ 6215 1
交火 交火 [[jiao1huo3]] /to exchange fire; to engage in a firefight/(fig.) to clash verbally; to exchange sharp criticism/ 457 2
借火 借火 [jie4 huo3] /to borrow a light (for a cigarette)/ 6815 1
金盾工程 金盾工程 [Jin1 dun4 Gong1 cheng2] /Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] as a component/ 3156 1
金華火腿 金华火腿 [Jin1 hua2 huo3 tui3] /Jinhua ham/ 7034 1
救場如救火 救场如救火 [jiu4 chang3 ru2 jiu4 huo3] /the show must go on (idiom)/ 5432 1
救火 救火 [jiu4 huo3] /to put out a fire/firefighting/ 3745 1
舉火 举火 [ju3 huo3] /(literary) to light a fire/ 5659 1
軍火 军火 [jun1 huo3] /weapons and ammunition/munitions/arms/ 5112 1
軍火公司 军火公司 [jun1 huo3 gong1 si1] /arms company/ 6543 1
軍火交易 军火交易 [jun1 huo3 jiao1 yi4] /arms deal/ 6552 1
軍火庫 军火库 [jun1 huo3 ku4] /arsenal/ 6697 1
喀拉喀托火山 喀拉喀托火山 [Ka1 la1 ka1 tuo1 huo3 shan1] /Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)/ 6306 1
開火 开火 [[kai1huo3]] /to open fire; to start shooting/to light the flame (for cooking)/ 686 2
烤火 烤火 [kao3 huo3] /to warm oneself at a fire/ 6583 1
來火 来火 [lai2 huo3] /to get angry/ 6801 1
來火兒 来火儿 [lai2 huo3 r5] /to get angry/ 6801 1
烈火 烈火 [lie4 huo3] /raging inferno/blaze/ 6739 1
烈火乾柴 烈火干柴 [[lie4huo3-gan1chai2]] /see 乾柴烈火|干柴烈火[gan1chai2-lie4huo3]/ 169 2
林火 林火 [lin2 huo3] /forest fire/ 7102 1
磷火 磷火 [lin2 huo3] /phosphorescence/ 6712 1
六邪 六邪 [liu4 xie2] /(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]/ 4970 1
六淫 六淫 [liu4 yin2] /(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]/ 4970 1
籠火 笼火 [long2 huo3] /to make a fire/ 977 1
攏火 拢火 [[long3huo3]] /to make a fire/ 849 2
爐火 炉火 [lu2 huo3] /the fire of a stove/ 7102 1
爐火純青 炉火纯青 [[lu2huo3-chun2qing1]] /(lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)/(fig.) (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection/ 50 2
滿嘴跑火車 满嘴跑火车 [man3 zui3 pao3 huo3 che1] /(idiom) to have a glib tongue/to talk big/ 3756 1
慢火 慢火 [man4 huo3] /low heat (cooking)/ 3156 1
冒火 冒火 [mao4 huo3] /to get angry/to burn with rage/ 4975 1
滅火 灭火 [mie4 huo3] /to extinguish a fire/firefighting/ 6790 1
滅火器 灭火器 [[mie4huo3qi4]] /fire extinguisher/ 79 2
明火 明火 [ming2 huo3] /flame/open fire/ 6560 1
奶酪火鍋 奶酪火锅 [nai3 lao4 huo3 guo1] /fondue/ 5983 1
耐火 耐火 [nai4 huo3] /refractory (material)/fire-resistant/ 7102 1
耐火磚 耐火砖 [nai4 huo3 zhuan1] /refractory brick/firebrick/ 7102 1
耐火土 耐火土 [[nai4huo3tu3]] /fire clay/ 486 2
惱火 恼火 [[nao3huo3]] /annoyed; riled; vexed/ 867 2
逆火 逆火 [ni4 huo3] /(of an engine) to backfire/ 4698 1
怒火 怒火 [nu4 huo3] /rage/fury/hot anger/ 6585 1
炮火 炮火 [pao4 huo3] /artillery barrage/gunfire/ 6779 1
砲火連天 炮火连天 [pao4 huo3 lian2 tian1] /cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war/ 6334 1
噴火 喷火 [pen1 huo3] /to shoot flames/to erupt (of volcanoes)/flaming (of flowers)/ 6297 1
噴火器 喷火器 [pen1 huo3 qi4] /flamethrower/ 6274 1
拼火 拼火 [pin1 huo3] /to exchange fire/ 6700 1
起火 起火 [qi3 huo3] /to catch fire/to cook/to get angry/ 5042 1
秦火 秦火 [Qin2 huo3] /the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC/ 6893 1
清火 清火 [qing1 huo3] /to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)/ 5691 1
取火 取火 [[qu3huo3]] /to make fire/ 899 2
去火 去火 [qu4 huo3] /to reduce internal heat (TCM)/ 4998 1
惹火 惹火 [re3 huo3] /to stir up the fire/fig. to provoke and offend people/to ruffle feathers/ 6815 1
惹火燒身 惹火烧身 [re3 huo3 shao1 shen1] /stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt/fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling/ 6334 1
熱火朝天 热火朝天 [re4 huo3 chao2 tian1] /in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity/ 5137 1
如火 如火 [ru2 huo3] /fiery/ 7102 1
如火如荼 如火如荼 [ru2 huo3 ru2 tu2] /like wildfire (idiom)/unstoppable/ 3844 1
殺人放火 杀人放火 [sha1 ren2 fang4 huo3] /to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson/ 6334 1
煽風點火 煽风点火 [shan1 feng1 dian3 huo3] /(idiom) to fan the flames/to incite people/to stir up trouble/ 1970 1
山火 山火 [shan1 huo3] /wildfire/forest fire/ 7034 1
上刀山,下火海 上刀山,下火海 [shang4 dao1 shan1 , xia4 huo3 hai3] /lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)/fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)/ 2010 1
上火 上火 [shang4 huo3] /to get angry/to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)/ 5357 1
燒火 烧火 [shao1 huo3] /to light a fire for cooking/ 6793 1
燒火棍 烧火棍 [[shao1huo3gun4]] /stick or rod used to tend a fire/ 166 2
社火 社火 [she4 huo3] /festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)/ 6591 1
生火 生火 [[sheng1huo3]] /to make a fire; to light a fire/ 848 2
聖火 圣火 [[sheng4huo3]] /sacred fire; (esp.) the Olympic flame/ 853 2
失火 失火 [[shi1huo3]] /to catch fire; to be on fire/ 537 2
食火雞 食火鸡 [shi2 huo3 ji1] /cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/ 6571 1
石頭火鍋 石头火锅 [shi2 tou5 huo3 guo1] /claypot (used in cooking)/ 6677 1
十萬火急 十万火急 [shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2] /most urgent/posthaste/express/ 3409 1
石火 石火 [[shi2huo3]] /(literary) a spark struck from flint/ 27 2
涮火鍋 涮火锅 [[shuan4 huo3guo1]] /see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1zi5]/ 157 2
水火不容 水火不容 [shui3 huo3 bu4 rong2] /completely incompatible/lit. incompatible as fire and water/ 6850 1
水火無情 水火无情 [shui3 huo3 wu2 qing2] /fire and flood have no mercy (idiom)/ 3826 1
水深火熱 水深火热 [shui3 shen1 huo3 re4] /deep water and scorching fire/abyss of suffering (idiom)/ 6135 1
死火山 死火山 [[si3huo3shan1]] /extinct volcano/ 740 2
檀香山 檀香山 [Tan2 xiang1 shan1] /Honolulu, capital of Hawaii/also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁/ 6637 1
挑燈撥火 挑灯拨火 [tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3] /to sow discord/to provoke/ 6616 1
跳出火坑 跳出火坑 [tiao4 chu1 huo3 keng1] /lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell/to free oneself from a life of torture/ 6334 1
停火 停火 [ting2 huo3] /to cease fire/ceasefire/ 5316 1
停火線 停火线 [ting2 huo3 xian4] /cease-fire line/ 6885 1
吐火羅人 吐火罗人 [Tu3 huo3 luo2 ren2] /Tokharian people of central Asia/ 2276 1
退火 退火 [tui4 huo3] /annealing (metallurgy)/ 6100 1
外網 外网 [wai4 wang3] /the Internet outside the GFW 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2]/ 2018 1
玩火 玩火 [wan2 huo3] /to play with fire/ 6665 1
玩火自焚 玩火自焚 [wan2 huo3 zi4 fen2] /to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences/to get one's fingers burnt/ 6334 1
萬家燈火 万家灯火 [wan4 jia1 deng1 huo3] /(of a city etc) ablaze with lights/ 4076 1
微火 微火 [wei1 huo3] /a low fire (for roasting)/ 6839 1
文火 文火 [wen2 huo3] /small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)/ 6068 1
五星 五星 [wu3 xing1] /the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星/ 6760 1
五行 五行 [wu3 xing2] /five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水/ 6591 1
熄火 熄火 [xi1 huo3] /(of fire, lamp etc) to go out/to put out (fire)/(fig.) to die down/(of a vehicle) to stall/ 4806 1
夏威夷火山國家公園 夏威夷火山国家公园 [Xia4 wei1 yi2 Huo3 shan1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2] /Hawaii Volcanoes National Park/ 5122 1
香火 香火 [xiang1 huo3] /incense burning in front of a temple/burning joss sticks/ 6948 1
香火不絕 香火不绝 [xiang1 huo3 bu4 jue2] /an unending stream of pilgrims/ 6948 1
香火鼎盛 香火鼎盛 [xiang1 huo3 ding3 sheng4] /(of a temple) teeming with worshippers/ 1899 1
香火錢 香火钱 [xiang1 huo3 qian2] /donations to a temple/ 4536 1
向火 向火 [xiang4 huo3] /to warm oneself facing the fire/ 6619 1
消火栓 消火栓 [xiao1 huo3 shuan1] /fire hydrant/ 6679 1
薪傳 薪传 [xin1 chuan2] /(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]/ 4212 1
新官上任三把火 新官上任三把火 [xin1 guan1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3] /(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)/ 2595 1
薪火相傳 薪火相传 [xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2] /lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)/fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another/ 4792 1
薪盡火傳 薪尽火传 [xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2] /see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]/ 4791 1
心急火燎 心急火燎 [[xin1ji2-huo3liao3]] /see 心急如焚[xin1ji2-ru2fen2]/ 22 2
心急如火 心急如火 [[xin1ji2-ru2huo3]] /see 心急如焚[xin1ji2-ru2fen2]/ 22 2
星火 星火 [xing1 huo3] /spark/meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3])/ 2943 1
星星之火 星星之火 [xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3] /a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect/ 6334 1
星星之火,可以燎原 星星之火,可以燎原 [xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2] /a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect/ 6334 1
休眠火山 休眠火山 [[xiu1mian2 huo3shan1]] /dormant volcano/ 739 2
虛火 虚火 [xu1 huo3] /excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM)/the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself/ 5369 1
煙燻火燎 烟熏火燎 [yan1 xun1 huo3 liao3] /smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke/ 6334 1
煙火 烟火 [[yan1huo3]] /smoke and fire/cooked food/(literary) beacon fire/(literary) descendants; posterity/ 534 2
煙火氣 烟火气 [[yan1huo3qi4]] /cooking smells/(fig.) lively atmosphere/ 670 2
煙火 烟火 [[yan1huo5]] /fireworks/ 534 2
焰火 焰火 [yan4 huo3] /fireworks/ 6135 1
洋火 洋火 [yang2 huo3] /(coll.) matches (old)/ 5387 1
野火 野火 [ye3 huo3] /wildfire/(spreading like) wildfire/bush fire/farm fire (for clearing fields)/ 7102 1
野火春風 野火春风 [ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1] /abbr. for 野火燒不盡,春風吹又生|野火烧不尽,春风吹又生[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1]/ 4231 1
野火燒不盡,春風吹又生 野火烧不尽,春风吹又生 [ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1] /lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)/fig. cannot be easily eliminated/abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]/ 4231 1
伊通火山群 伊通火山群 [Yi1 tong1 huo3 shan1 qun2] /Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin/ 6598 1
一團火 一团火 [[yi1tuan2huo3]] /fireball; ball of fire/ 815 2
義譯 义译 [[yi4yi4]] /to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯|音译[yin1yi4]) (e.g. 超文本[chao1wen2ben3], 火車|火车[huo3che1])/ 568 2
陰虛火旺 阴虚火旺 [yin1 xu1 huo3 wang4] /an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)/ 6092 1
引火 引火 [yin3 huo3] /to kindle/to light a fire/ 6594 1
引火柴 引火柴 [yin3 huo3 chai2] /kindling/ 6710 1
引火燒身 引火烧身 [yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1] /to invite trouble/ 5531 1
引火線 引火线 [yin3 huo3 xian4] /fuse (for explosives)/(fig.) proximate cause/the last straw/ 2965 1
迎火 迎火 [ying2 huo3] /backfire (firefighting)/ 3651 1
螢火 萤火 [ying2 huo3] /light of firefly/fairy light/ 6938 1
螢火蟲 萤火虫 [ying2 huo3 chong2] /firefly/glowworm/lightning bug/ 7102 1
營火 营火 [[ying2huo3]] /campfire/ 959 2
魚生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安 鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安 [yu2 sheng1 huo3 , rou4 sheng1 tan2 , qing1 cai4 dou4 fu5 bao3 ping2 an1] /fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy/ 5037 1
慾火 欲火 [yu4 huo3] /lust/ 6700 1
遇火 遇火 [yu4 huo3] /to catch fire/to ignite/ 6561 1
浴火重生 浴火重生 [yu4 huo3 chong2 sheng1] /to rise from the ashes (idiom)/to thrive again after surviving an ordeal/ 2203 1
慾火焚身 欲火焚身 [yu4 huo3 fen2 shen1] /burning with desire/ 5751 1
遠水不救近火 远水不救近火 [yuan3 shui3 bu4 jiu4 jin4 huo3] /see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]/ 4366 1
遠水救不了近火 远水救不了近火 [yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3] /water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here/(fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency/ 2626 1
運載火箭 运载火箭 [yun4 zai4 huo3 jian4] /carrier rocket/ 7102 1
灶火 灶火 [zao4 huo5] /stove/kitchen/ 2053 1
蘸火 蘸火 [zhan4 huo3] /to quench (a metal workpiece)/ 2093 1
戰火紛飛 战火纷飞 [zhan4 huo3 fen1 fei1] /fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war/ 6334 1
戰火 战火 [[zhan4huo3]] /the flames of war; the ravages of war/ 156 2
仗火 仗火 [zhang4 huo3] /battle/ 6627 1
招風攬火 招风揽火 [[zhao1feng1-lan3huo3]] /see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1feng1-re3cao3]/ 518 2
著火點 着火点 [zhao2 huo3 dian3] /ignition point (temperature)/combustion point/ 6780 1
著火 着火 [[zhao2huo3]] /to catch fire/ 852 2
真金不怕火來燒 真金不怕火来烧 [zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lai2 shao1] /see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]/ 6192 1
真金不怕火煉 真金不怕火炼 [zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4] /True gold fears no fire. (idiom)/ 5566 1
直通火車 直通火车 [zhi2 tong1 huo3 che1] /through train/ 7034 1
紙包不住火 纸包不住火 [[zhi3 bao1bu5zhu4 huo3]] /the truth will come out eventually; a secret can't be kept forever/ 410 2
紙火柴 纸火柴 [zhi3 huo3 chai2] /matches made of cardboard/ 6710 1
紙火鍋 纸火锅 [zhi3 huo3 guo1] /paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)/ 4290 1
只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈 只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯 [zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 , bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1] /only the official is allowed to light the fire/Gods may do what cattle may not/quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi/ 6194 1
眾人拾柴火焰高 众人拾柴火焰高 [[zhong4ren2 shi2chai2 huo3yan4 gao1]] /(lit.) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)/(fig.) the more people, the more strength/ 50 2
燭火 烛火 [zhu2 huo3] /candle flame/ 6196 1
助推火箭 助推火箭 [zhu4 tui1 huo3 jian4] /booster rocket/ 2198 1
縱火 纵火 [zong4 huo3] /to set on fire/to commit arson/ 6571 1
縱火犯 纵火犯 [zong4 huo3 fan4] /arsonist/ 7102 1
走火 走火 [zou3 huo3] /to go off accidentally/to catch fire/ 6100 1
走火入魔 走火入魔 [zou3 huo3 ru4 mo2] /to be obsessed with sth; to go overboard/(Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation/ 1232 1
鑽木取火 钻木取火 [[zuan1mu4-qu3huo3]] /to drill wood to make fire/ 899 2

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