tongue of fire; flame
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tongue of fire; high-reaching flame
neutralOften used in written language or news reports to describe fierce flames shooting upward. The shape of the flame is likened to a tongue.
Huǒ火
shé舌
cóng从
wū屋
dǐng顶
cuàn窜
le了
chū出
lái来
。
Tongues of fire shot out from the roof.
Dà大
huǒ火
zhōng中
，
huǒ火
shé舌
sì四
chù处
màn蔓
yán延
。
Amid the raging fire, flames spread in every direction.
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Xiāo消
fáng防
duì队
yuán员
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
de地
chōng冲
jìn进
huǒ火
shé舌
zhī之
zhōng中
。
The firefighters bravely rushed into the licking flames.