extremely dangerous and difficult situation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
sea of fire and mountain of knives; extremely perilous situation
literaryA four-character idiom (成语) used to describe facing great dangers or hardships. Often used in a hyperbolic or metaphorical sense. The reversed form '刀山火海' (dāoshānhuǒhǎi) is more common and the input indicates a cross-reference to that form.
Wèi为
le了
zhěng拯
jiù救
cūn村
mín民
，
jí即
biàn便
shì是
huǒ火
hǎi海
dāo刀
shān山
，
tā他
yě也
yào要
chuǎng闯
yī一
chuǎng闯
。
To save the villagers, even if it's a sea of fire and a mountain of knives, he is determined to brave it.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
zuò做
hǎo好
le了
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
nǎ哪
pà怕
qián前
miàn面
shì是
huǒ火
hǎi海
dāo刀
shān山
yě也
jué绝
bù不
tuì退
suō缩
。
The soldiers are prepared and will never retreat even if a sea of fire and a mountain of knives lie ahead.
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Tā他
duì对
péng朋
you友
zhōng忠
xīn心
gěng耿
gěng耿
，
gān甘
yuàn愿
wèi为
péng朋
you友
fù赴
huǒ火
hǎi海
dāo刀
shān山
。
He is utterly loyal to his friends and is willing to go through fire and water for them.
Gōng公
sī司
mù目
qián前
de的
chǔ处
jìng境
rú如
tóng同
huǒ火
hǎi海
dāo刀
shān山
，
xū需
yào要
dà大
jiā家
qí齐
xīn心
xié协
lì力
cái才
néng能
dù度
guò过
nán难
guān关
。
The company's current situation is like a sea of fire and a mountain of knives; it requires everyone to work together to overcome the crisis.