干柴烈火 — Chinese idiom
干柴烈火
gān chái liè huǒ
Traditional: 乾柴烈火
Meaning
- explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
Character by character
- 干gānarid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
- 柴cháifirewood, faggots, fuel; surname
- 烈lièfiery, violent; ardent, vehement
- 火huǒfire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
Idioms sharing a character
- 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng
- 乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān
- 口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào
- 吃干抹净 chī gān mā jìng
- 唾面自干 tuò miàn zì gān
- 埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn
- 外强中干 wài qiáng zhōng gān
- 大动干戈 dà dòng gān gē
- 精明强干 jīng míng qiáng gàn
- 豪气干云 háo qì gān yún
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