floods and fires are merciless; natural disasters spare no one
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
floods and fires are merciless; natural disasters spare no one
neutralUsed as a warning about the devastating and uncontrollable nature of water and fire disasters. Often appears in safety education and disaster prevention contexts.
Shuǐ水
huǒ火
wú无
qíng情
，
dà大
jiā家
yī一
dìng定
yào要
zhù注
yì意
yòng用
huǒ火
ān安
quán全
。
Water and fire show no mercy; everyone must pay attention to fire safety.
Zhè这
chǎng场
hóng洪
zāi灾
ràng让
rén人
men们
shēn深
kè刻
tǐ体
huì会
dào到
shuǐ水
huǒ火
wú无
qíng情
。
This flood made people deeply realize that natural disasters are ruthless.
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Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
shuǐ水
huǒ火
wú无
qíng情
，
fáng防
zāi灾
jiǎn减
zāi灾
gōng工
zuò作
jué绝
bù不
néng能
dà大
yì意
。
As the saying goes, water and fire are merciless; disaster prevention work must never be taken lightly.
Shuǐ水
huǒ火
wú无
qíng情
，
yī一
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
bǎ把
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
de的
xīn心
xuè血
dōu都
shāo烧
guāng光
le了
。
Fire and water spare nothing; one big fire burned down decades of hard work.