dāo
shān
huǒ
hǎi

idiom

Meaning of 刀山火海

刀山火海 means a mountain of knives and a sea of fire; extremely perilous situation. Pronounced dāo shān huǒ hǎi.

  • a mountain of knives and a sea of fire; extremely perilous situation

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
wán
chéng
rèn
 
yuàn
shàng
dāo
shān
xià
huǒ
hǎi
 

To accomplish the mission, he is willing to go through hell and high water.

shǐ使
shì
dāo
shān
huǒ
hǎi
 
yào
chuǎng
chuǎng
 

Even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, I must venture through it.

duì
péng
you
zhōng
chéng
 
yuàn
wèi
péng
you
liǎng
lèi
chā
dāo
 
tāng
dǎo
huǒ
 
shàng
dāo
shān
xià
huǒ
hǎi
 

He is loyal to his friends and is willing to go through fire and water, and face any danger for them.

Zhè
ge
shuō
chéng
 '
huǒ
hǎi
dāo
shān
 '
 
xiāng
tóng
 

This metaphor can also be said as '火海刀山' (a sea of fire and a mountain of knives) with the same meaning.