liáo
燎
spread fire; singe hair
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
spread (fire); burn across
formalUsed to describe fire spreading over a large area, most commonly used in the fixed phrase 燎原 (set the prairie ablaze).
Yě野
huǒ火
liáo燎
yuán原
，
shāo烧
biàn遍
le了
zhěng整
gè个
shān山
pō坡
。
The wildfire spread across the entire hillside like a prairie fire.
Dà大
huǒ火
shùn顺
zhe着
fēng风
shì势
xiàng向
cūn村
zhuāng庄
liáo燎
qù去
。
The fire spread toward the village with the wind.
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liáo燎
yuán原
zhī之
shì势
a prairie fire-like momentum
Huǒ火
shì势
liáo燎
guò过
le了
gé隔
lí离
dài带
。
The fire spread across the fire break.
Qǐ起
yì义
de的
liè烈
huǒ火
chéng呈
liáo燎
yuán原
zhī之
shì势
xí席
juǎn卷
quán全
guó国
。
The flames of the uprising swept across the country like a prairie fire.