烈火
liè
huǒ

Definitions

  1. 1. raging inferno
  2. 2. blaze

Components

  • 烈 liè – ardent
  • 火 Huǒ – surname Huo

Related Words

  • 烈火干柴 liè huǒ gān chái – lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
  • 疾风知劲草,烈火见真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn – the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
  • 烈火烹油 liè huǒ pēng yóu – burning brighter and brighter