Meaning of 干柴烈火
干柴烈火 means a situation as explosive as dry wood and fierce fire; imminent crisis; passionate lovers; intense sexual desire. Pronounced gān chái liè huǒ.
- a situation as explosive as dry wood and fierce fire; imminent crisis
- passionate lovers; intense sexual desire
Definitions & Examples
Liǎng两
jūn军
duì对
zhì峙
，
qì气
fēn氛
jǐn紧
zhāng张
，
rú如
tóng同
gān干
chái柴
liè烈
huǒ火
。
The two armies were in a standoff; the atmosphere was tense, like dry wood and fierce fire.
Nà那
chǎng场
tán谈
pàn判
qián前
，
shuāng双
fāng方
máo矛
dùn盾
yǐ已
jī积
yā压
duō多
nián年
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gān干
chái柴
liè烈
huǒ火
。
Before those negotiations, the conflicts between the two sides had been building up for years; it was truly like dry wood and fierce fire.
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