Dictionary - results for 火

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
火	火	Huǒ	- surname Huo
火	火	huǒ	- fire - urgent - ammunition - fiery or flaming - internal heat (Chinese medicine) - hot (popular) - classifier for military units (old)
上火	上火	shànghuǒ	- to get angry - to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
交火	交火	jiāohuǒ	- firefight - shooting
仗火	仗火	zhànghuǒ	- battle
来火	來火	láihuǒ	- to get angry
借火	借火	jièhuǒ	- to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
停火	停火	tínghuǒ	- to cease fire - ceasefire
冒火	冒火	màohuǒ	- to get angry - to burn with rage
冰火	冰火	bīnghuǒ	- fire and ice - combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
去火	去火	qùhuǒ	- to reduce internal heat (TCM)
向火	向火	xiànghuǒ	- to warm oneself facing the fire
喷火	噴火	pēnhuǒ	- to shoot flames - to erupt (of volcanoes) - flaming (of flowers)
回火	回火	huíhuǒ	- to temper (iron) - to flare back - flareback (in a gas burner) - (of an engine) to backfire
大火	大火	dàhuǒ	- conflagration - large fire - CL:場\|场[chang2]
失火	失火	shīhuǒ	- to catch fire - on fire - fire (alarm)
如火	如火	rúhuǒ	- fiery
封火	封火	fēnghuǒ	- to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)
对火	對火	duìhuǒ	- to ask for a light
山火	山火	shānhuǒ	- wildfire - forest fire
引火	引火	yǐnhuǒ	- to kindle - to light a fire
微火	微火	wēihuǒ	- a low fire (for roasting)
怒火	怒火	nùhuǒ	- rage - fury - hot anger
恼火	惱火	nǎohuǒ	- to get angry - irritated - to annoy - to aggravate - annoying
惹火	惹火	rěhuǒ	- to stir up the fire - fig. to provoke and offend people - to ruffle feathers
欲火	慾火	yùhuǒ	- lust
战火	戰火	zhànhuǒ	- conflagration - the fire of war
拼火	拼火	pīnhuǒ	- to exchange fire
放火	放火	fànghuǒ	- to set on fire - to commit arson - to create a disturbance
救火	救火	jiùhuǒ	- fire fighting
败火	敗火	bàihuǒ	- relieve inflammation or internal heat
文火	文火	wénhuǒ	- small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
明火	明火	mínghuǒ	- flame - open fire
林火	林火	línhuǒ	- forest fire
柴火	柴火	cháihuo	- firewood
洋火	洋火	yánghuǒ	- (coll.) matches (old)
活火	活火	huóhuǒ	- flaming fire - flames
淬火	淬火	cuìhuǒ	- to quench - to temper - to harden by quenching
清火	清火	qīnghuǒ	- to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
灭火	滅火	mièhuǒ	- to extinguish a fire - firefighting
火伴	火伴	huǒbàn	- variant of 伙伴[huo3 ban4]
火候	火候	huǒhòu	- heat control - maturity - crucial moment
火光	火光	huǒguāng	- flame - blaze
火儿	火兒	huǒr	- fire - fury - angry
火刑	火刑	huǒxíng	- execution by fire - burning at the stake
火力	火力	huǒlì	- fire - firepower
火势	火勢	huǒshì	- intensity of a fire - lively - flourishing
火化	火化	huǒhuà	- to cremate - to incinerate
火器	火器	huǒqì	- firearm - CL:架[jia4]
火坑	火坑	huǒkēng	- pit of fire - fig. living hell
火堆	火堆	huǒduī	- bonfire - to open fire
火场	火場	huǒchǎng	- the scene of a fire
火大	火大	huǒdà	- to get mad - to be very angry
火山	火山	huǒshān	- volcano
火成	火成	huǒchéng	- igneous (geology) - formed by fire - volcanic (rock)
火把	火把	huǒbǎ	- torch - CL:把[ba3]
火控	火控	huǒkòng	- fire control (gunnery)
火星	火星	Huǒxīng	- Mars (planet)
火星	火星	huǒxīng	- spark
火暴	火暴	huǒbào	- variant of 火爆[huo3 bao4]
火柱	火柱	huǒzhù	- column of flame
火柴	火柴	huǒchái	- match (for lighting fire) - CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
火枪	火槍	huǒqiāng	- firearms (in historical context) - flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
火机	火機	huǒjī	- see 打火機\|打火机[da3 huo3 ji1]
火气	火氣	huǒqì	- anger - internal heat (TCM)
火油	火油	huǒyóu	- (dialect) kerosene
火湖	火湖	huǒhú	- burning lake - lake of burning sulfur - inferno (in Christian mythology)
火灾	火災	huǒzāi	- fire (that burns buildings etc)
火炬	火炬	huǒjù	- a torch - CL:把[ba3]
火炭	火炭	HuǒTàn	- Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
火炭	火炭	huǒtàn	- live coal - ember - burning coals
火炮	火炮	huǒpào	- cannon - gun - artillery
火焰	火焰	huǒyàn	- blaze - flame
火热	火熱	huǒrè	- fiery - burning - fervent - ardent - passionate
火烧	火燒	huǒshāo	- to set fire to - to burn down - burning hot - baked cake
火烫	火燙	huǒtàng	- burning hot - fiery - to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs
火烛	火燭	huǒzhú	- fire and candles - household things that burn
火爆	火爆	huǒbào	- fiery (temper) - popular - flourishing - prosperous - lively
火炉	火爐	huǒlú	- stove
火墙	火牆	huǒqiáng	- firewall
火犁	火犁	huǒlí	- mechanical plow
火狐	火狐	Huǒhú	- Firefox (web browser)
火环	火環	huǒhuán	- "Ring of Fire" (seismic zone surrounding the Pacific)
火盆	火盆	huǒpén	- brazier - fire pan - hibachi
火眼	火眼	huǒyǎn	- pinkeye
火石	火石	huǒshí	- flint (stone)
火炮	火砲	huǒpào	- cannon - gun - artillery
火神	火神	Huǒshén	- God of fire - Vulcan
火种	火種	huǒzhǒng	- tinder - source of a fire - inflammable material - (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
火箭	火箭	huǒjiàn	- rocket - CL:枚[mei2]
火红	火紅	huǒhóng	- fiery - blazing
火线	火線	Huǒxiàn	- FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
火线	火線	huǒxiàn	- firing line (battle) - live electrical wire
火腿	火腿	huǒtuǐ	- ham - CL:個\|个[ge4]
火舌	火舌	huǒshé	- tongue of flame
火花	火花	huǒhuā	- spark - sparkle
火苗	火苗	huǒmiáo	- flame
火葬	火葬	huǒzàng	- to cremate
火药	火藥	huǒyào	- gunpowder
火警	火警	huǒjǐng	- fire alarm
火车	火車	huǒchē	- train - CL:列[lie4],節\|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
火轮	火輪	huǒlún	- steamboat (old)
火辣	火辣	huǒlà	- painful heat - scorching - rude and forthright - provocative - hot - sexy
火速	火速	huǒsù	- at top speed - at a tremendous lick
火钳	火鉗	huǒqián	- fire tongs
火锅	火鍋	huǒguō	- hotpot
火鸡	火雞	huǒjī	- turkey
火电	火電	huǒdiàn	- thermal power
火鹤	火鶴	huǒhè	- flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden) - fire crane flower
火龙	火龍	huǒlóng	- fiery dragon
炮火	炮火	pàohuǒ	- artillery barrage - gunfire
烈火	烈火	lièhuǒ	- raging inferno - blaze
烤火	烤火	kǎohuǒ	- to warm oneself at a fire
烽火	烽火	fēnghuǒ	- fire beacon (to give alarm)
焰火	焰火	yànhuǒ	- fireworks
烟火	煙火	yānhuǒ	- smoke and fire - fireworks
熄火	熄火	xīhuǒ	- (of fire, lamp etc) to go out - to put out (fire) - (fig.) to die down - (of a vehicle) to stall
灯火	燈火	dēnghuǒ	- lights
烧火	燒火	shāohuǒ	- to light a fire for cooking
烛火	燭火	zhúhuǒ	- candle flame
炉火	爐火	lúhuǒ	- the fire of a stove
玩火	玩火	wánhuǒ	- to play with fire
生火	生火	shēnghuǒ	- to make a fire - to light a fire
发火	發火	fāhuǒ	- to catch fire - to ignite - to detonate - to get angry
磷火	磷火	línhuǒ	- phosphorescence
社火	社火	shèhuǒ	- festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
秦火	秦火	Qínhuǒ	- the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
篝火	篝火	gōuhuǒ	- bonfire
红火	紅火	hónghuǒ	- prosperous
纵火	縱火	zònghuǒ	- to set on fire - to commit arson
耐火	耐火	nàihuǒ	- refractory (material) - fire-resistant
圣火	聖火	shènghuǒ	- sacred fire - Olympic flame
肝火	肝火	gānhuǒ	- irascibility - irritability - (TCM) inflammation of the liver
举火	舉火	jǔhuǒ	- (literary) to light a fire
花火	花火	huāhuǒ	- firework
着火	著火	zháohuǒ	- to ignite - to burn
蘸火	蘸火	zhànhuǒ	- to quench (metal)
虚火	虛火	xūhuǒ	- excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM) - the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself
萤火	螢火	yínghuǒ	- light of firefly - fairy light
观火	觀火	guānhuǒ	- penetrating (vision)
走火	走火	zǒuhuǒ	- to go off accidentally - to catch fire
起火	起火	qǐhuǒ	- to catch fire - to cook - to get angry
军火	軍火	jūnhuǒ	- weapons and ammunition - munitions - arms
迎火	迎火	yínghuǒ	- to clear a firebreak by setting a counter-fire
退火	退火	tuìhuǒ	- annealing (metallurgy)
逆火	逆火	nìhuǒ	- (of an engine) to backfire
遇火	遇火	yùhuǒ	- to catch fire - to ignite
过火	過火	guòhuǒ	- to go too far (in word or deed) - over the top
野火	野火	yěhuǒ	- wildfire - (spreading like) wildfire - bush fire - farm fire (for clearing fields)
开火	開火	kāihuǒ	- to open fire
防火	防火	fánghuǒ	- to protect against fire
降火	降火	jiànghuǒ	- to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
香火	香火	xiānghuǒ	- incense burning in front of a temple - burning joss sticks
鬼火	鬼火	guǐhuǒ	- will-o'-the-wisp - jack-o'-lantern
点火	點火	diǎnhuǒ	- to ignite - to light a fire - to agitate - to start an engine - ignition - fig. to stir up trouble
一团火	一團火	yītuánhuǒ	- fireball - ball of fire
来火儿	來火兒	láihuǒr	- to get angry
停火线	停火線	tínghuǒxiàn	- cease-fire line
动肝火	動肝火	dònggānhuǒ	- to get angry
喷火器	噴火器	pēnhuǒqì	- flamethrower
导火索	導火索	dǎohuǒsuǒ	- a fuse (for explosive)
导火线	導火線	dǎohuǒxiàn	- a fuse (for explosives) - fig. proximate cause - the last straw
峰火台	峰火臺	fēnghuǒtái	- fire beacon towers (historical sites on the Great Wall and in Xinjiang)
引火柴	引火柴	yǐnhuǒchái	- kindling
打火机	打火機	dǎhuǒjī	- lighter - cigarette lighter
打火石	打火石	dǎhuǒshí	- flint
拔火罐	拔火罐	báhuǒguàn	- suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣\|气) - detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw
拜火教	拜火教	Bàihuǒjiào	- sun worship - Zoroastrianism - see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
拨火棍	撥火棍	bōhuǒgùn	- poker
活火山	活火山	huóhuǒshān	- active volcano
消火栓	消火栓	xiāohuǒshuān	- fire hydrant
涮火锅	涮火鍋	shuànhuǒguō	- see 涮鍋子\|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]
灭火器	滅火器	mièhuǒqì	- fire extinguisher
火冠雀	火冠雀	huǒguānquè	- (Chinese bird species) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
火山口	火山口	huǒshānkǒu	- volcanic crater
火山学	火山學	huǒshānxué	- volcanology
火山岩	火山岩	huǒshānyán	- volcanic rock
火山岛	火山島	huǒshāndǎo	- volcanic island
火山带	火山帶	huǒshāndài	- volcanic belt
火山灰	火山灰	huǒshānhuī	- volcanic ash
火山砾	火山礫	huǒshānlì	- lapillus - lapilli
火成岩	火成岩	huǒchéngyán	- igneous rock (geology) - volcanic rock
火把节	火把節	huǒbǎjié	- Torch Festival
火斑鸠	火斑鳩	huǒbānjiū	- (Chinese bird species) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
火星人	火星人	Huǒxīngrén	- Martian
火星文	火星文	Huǒxīngwén	- lit. Martian language - fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand
火曜日	火曜日	Huǒyàorì	- Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
火枪手	火槍手	huǒqiāngshǒu	- gunman - musketeer
火浣布	火浣布	huǒhuànbù	- asbestos cloth
火炬手	火炬手	huǒjùshǒu	- torchbearer - athlete carrying Olympic flame
火烈鸟	火烈鳥	huǒlièniǎo	- flamingo
火焰山	火焰山	huǒyànshān	- Mountain of Flames of legend - fig. insurmountable obstacle - Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
火烧云	火燒雲	huǒshāoyún	- nuée ardente - hot cloud of volcanic ash
火筷子	火筷子	huǒkuàizi	- fire tongs - hair curling tongs
火箭弹	火箭彈	huǒjiàndàn	- rocket (artillery)
火箭炮	火箭炮	huǒjiànpào	- rocket artillery
火箭筒	火箭筒	huǒjiàntǒng	- bazooka - rocket launcher
火绒草	火絨草	huǒróngcǎo	- edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
火腿肠	火腿腸	huǒtuǐcháng	- ham sausage
火花塞	火花塞	huǒhuāsāi	- spark plug
火葬场	火葬場	huǒzàngchǎng	- crematorium
火蜥蜴	火蜥蜴	huǒxīyì	- fire lizard - fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)
火卫一	火衛一	huǒwèiyī	- Phobos (first satellite of Mars)
火车票	火車票	huǒchēpiào	- train ticket
火车站	火車站	huǒchēzhàn	- train station
火车头	火車頭	huǒchētóu	- train engine - locomotive
火轮船	火輪船	huǒlúnchuán	- steamboat
火辣辣	火辣辣	huǒlàlà	- painful heat - scorching - painful heat - rude and forthright - provocative - hot - sexy
火鹤花	火鶴花	huǒhèhuā	- flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden) - fire crane flower
火龙果	火龍果	huǒlóngguǒ	- red pitaya - dragon fruit - dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)
红火蚁	紅火蟻	hónghuǒyǐ	- fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
纸火柴	紙火柴	zhǐhuǒchái	- matches made of cardboard
纸火锅	紙火鍋	zhǐhuǒguō	- paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
纵火犯	縱火犯	zònghuǒfàn	- arsonist
耐火土	耐火土	nàihuǒtǔ	- fire-proof stone - flame resistant material
耐火砖	耐火磚	nàihuǒzhuān	- refractory brick - firebrick
着火点	著火點	zháohuǒdiǎn	- ignition point (temperature) - combustion point
萤火虫	螢火蟲	yínghuǒchóng	- firefly - glowworm - lightning bug
军火库	軍火庫	jūnhuǒkù	- arsenal
防火梯	防火梯	fánghuǒtī	- fire escape
防火墙	防火牆	fánghuǒqiáng	- firewall - CL:堵[du3]
电火花	電火花	diànhuǒhuā	- electric spark
食火鸡	食火雞	shíhuǒjī	- cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea - CL:隻\|只[zhi1]
香火钱	香火錢	xiānghuǒqián	- donations to a temple
鬼火绿	鬼火綠	guǐhuǒlǜ	- (dialect) flaming mad - furious
点鬼火	點鬼火	diǎnguǐhuǒ	- to stir up trouble in secret - to instigate
乘火打劫	乘火打劫	chénghuǒdǎjié	- to take advantage of sb's misfortune - to loot
交叉火力	交叉火力	jiāochāhuǒlì	- crossfire
休眠火山	休眠火山	xiūmiánhuǒshān	- dormant volcano
刀山火海	刀山火海	dāoshānhuǒhǎi	- lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames - fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀耕火种	刀耕火種	dāogēnghuǒzhòng	- slash and burn (agriculture)
十万火急	十萬火急	shíwànhuǒjí	- most urgent - post-haste - express
厝火积薪	厝火積薪	cuòhuǒjīxīn	- lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom) - fig. hidden danger - imminent danger
吐火罗人	吐火羅人	Tǔhuǒluórén	- Tokharian Indo-European people of central Asia - same as 月氏人
大屯火山	大屯火山	Dàtúnhuǒshān	- Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
奶酪火锅	奶酪火鍋	nǎilàohuǒguō	- fondue
如火如茶	如火如茶	rúhuǒrúchá	- common erroneous version of 如火如荼[ru2 huo3 ru2 tu2] (idiom), daunting and vigorous (momentum) - magnificent
如火如荼	如火如荼	rúhuǒrútú	- lit. white cogon flower like fire (idiom); fig. a mighty army like wildfire - daunting and vigorous (momentum) - flourishing - magnificent
如火晚霞	如火晚霞	rúhuǒwǎnxiá	- clouds at sunset glowing like fire
子弹火车	子彈火車	zǐdànhuǒchē	- bullet train - Shinkansen 新幹線\|新干线, Japanese high-speed train
对空火器	對空火器	duìkōnghuǒqì	- anti-aircraft gun
引火烧身	引火燒身	yǐnhuǒshāoshēn	- to invite trouble
后院起火	後院起火	hòuyuànqǐhuǒ	- a fire in one's backyard - conflict close to home
心急火燎	心急火燎	xīnjíhuǒliǎo	- to burn with anxiety
急如星火	急如星火	jírúxīnghuǒ	- lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action - extremely urgent
急于星火	急於星火	jíyúxīnghuǒ	- see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]
惹火烧身	惹火燒身	rěhuǒshāoshēn	- stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt - fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
欲火焚身	慾火焚身	yùhuǒfénshēn	- burning with desire
战火纷飞	戰火紛飛	zhànhuǒfēnfēi	- fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
打得火热	打得火熱	dǎdehuǒrè	- to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers) - billing and cooing
抱薪救火	抱薪救火	bàoxīnjiùhuǒ	- lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
拔火罐儿	拔火罐兒	báhuǒguànr	- erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]
挑灯拨火	挑燈撥火	tiǎodēngbōhuǒ	- to sow discord - to provoke
擦枪走火	擦槍走火	cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ	- to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun - (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
星星之火	星星之火	xīngxingzhīhuǒ	- a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
杀人放火	殺人放火	shārénfànghuǒ	- to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
水深火热	水深火熱	shuǐshēnhuǒrè	- deep water and scorching fire - abyss of suffering (idiom)
水火不容	水火不容	shuǐhuǒbùróng	- completely incompatible - lit. incompatible as fire and water
水火无情	水火無情	shuǐhuǒwúqíng	- Fire and water have no mercy (idiom). forces of nature beyond human control - implacable fate
洞若观火	洞若觀火	dòngruòguānhuǒ	- clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly
火上加油	火上加油	huǒshàngjiāyóu	- to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation - to enrage people and make matters worse
火上浇油	火上澆油	huǒshàngjiāoyóu	- to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation - to enrage people and make matters worse
火中取栗	火中取栗	huǒzhōngqǔlì	- lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) - fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
火冒三丈	火冒三丈	huǒmàosānzhàng	- to get really angry
火地群岛	火地群島	HuǒdìQúndǎo	- Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
火奴鲁鲁	火奴魯魯	Huǒnúlǔlǔ	- Honolulu, capital of Hawaii - also called 檀香山
火尾希鹛	火尾希鶥	huǒwěixīméi	- (Chinese bird species) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
火尾绿鹛	火尾綠鶥	huǒwěilǜméi	- (Chinese bird species) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
火山活动	火山活動	huǒshānhuódòng	- volcanic activity - volcanism
火山灰土	火山灰土	HuǒshānHuītǔ	- Andosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
火山爆发	火山爆發	huǒshānbàofā	- volcanic eruption
火影忍者	火影忍者	HuǒyǐngRěnzhě	- Naruto, manga and anime series
火德星君	火德星君	Huǒdéxīngjūn	- spirit of the planet Mars
火成碎屑	火成碎屑	huǒchéngsuìxiè	- pyroclastic
火星快车	火星快車	Huǒxīngkuàichē	- Mars express, EU spacecraft
火树银花	火樹銀花	huǒshùyínhuā	- display of fireworks and lanterns
火海刀山	火海刀山	huǒhǎidāoshān	- see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]
火烧火燎	火燒火燎	huǒshāohuǒliáo	- restless with anxiety - unbearably hot and anxious
火烧眉毛	火燒眉毛	huǒshāoméimao	- lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation - extreme emergency
火眼金睛	火眼金睛	huǒyǎnjīnjīng	- piercing eyes - discerning eyes
烈火干柴	烈火乾柴	lièhuǒgānchái	- lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile - fig. consuming passion between lovers
烽火四起	烽火四起	fēnghuǒsìqǐ	- the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烟熏火燎	煙燻火燎	yānxūnhuǒliǎo	- smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
热火朝天	熱火朝天	rèhuǒcháotiān	- in full swing (idiom) - (in a) frenzy - buzzing with activity
灯火通明	燈火通明	dēnghuǒtōngmíng	- brightly lit
炉火纯青	爐火純青	lúhuǒchúnqīng	- lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) - fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
玩火自焚	玩火自焚	wánhuǒzìfén	- to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences - to get one's fingers burnt
直通火车	直通火車	zhítōnghuǒchē	- through train
石头火锅	石頭火鍋	shítouhuǒguō	- claypot (used in cooking)
炮火连天	砲火連天	pàohuǒliántiān	- cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
积薪厝火	積薪厝火	jīxīncuòhuǒ	- to add fuel to the flames
篝火狐鸣	篝火狐鳴	gōuhuǒhúmíng	- to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion - an uprising is afoot (idiom)
薪火相传	薪火相傳	xīnhuǒxiāngchuán	- lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) - fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
薪尽火传	薪盡火傳	xīnjìnhuǒchuán	- see 薪火相傳\|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]
表演过火	表演過火	biǎoyǎnguòhuǒ	- to overact - to overdo one's part
赴汤蹈火	赴湯蹈火	fùtāngdǎohuǒ	- to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
趁火打劫	趁火打劫	chènhuǒdǎjié	- to loot a burning house - to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
跳出火坑	跳出火坑	tiàochūhuǒkēng	- lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell - to free oneself from a life of torture
军火交易	軍火交易	jūnhuǒjiāoyì	- arms deal
军火公司	軍火公司	jūnhuǒgōngsī	- arms company
运载火箭	運載火箭	yùnzàihuǒjiàn	- carrier rocket
野火春风	野火春風	yěhuǒchūnfēng	- abbr. for 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生\|野火烧不尽，春风吹又生[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1]
金华火腿	金華火腿	Jīnhuáhuǒtuǐ	- Jinhua ham
钻木取火	鑽木取火	zuānmùqǔhuǒ	- to drill wood to make fire
防火长城	防火長城	fánghuǒchángchéng	- the Great Firewall of China (Internet censorship)
阿苏火山	阿蘇火山	Āsūhuǒshān	- Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano
阴虚火旺	陰虛火旺	yīnxūhuǒwàng	- an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
隔岸观火	隔岸觀火	géànguānhuǒ	- to watch the fires burning across the river - to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
风风火火	風風火火	fēngfēnghuǒhuǒ	- bustling - energetic
飞蛾投火	飛蛾投火	fēiétóuhuǒ	- lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
飞蛾扑火	飛蛾撲火	fēiépūhuǒ	- the moth flies into the flame - fatal attraction
香火不绝	香火不絕	xiānghuǒbùjué	- an unending stream of pilgrims
骄阳似火	驕陽似火	jiāoyángsìhuǒ	- the sun shines fiercely
黑灯下火	黑燈下火	hēidēngxiàhuǒ	- pitch dark - also written 黑燈瞎火\|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3]
黑灯瞎火	黑燈瞎火	hēidēngxiāhuǒ	- pitch dark
点火开关	點火開關	diǎnhuǒkāiguān	- ignition switch
伊通火山群	伊通火山群	Yītōnghuǒshānqún	- Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣\|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
埃特纳火山	埃特納火山	Āitènàhuǒshān	- Mt Etna, volcano in Italy
救场如救火	救場如救火	jiùchǎngrújiùhuǒ	- the show must go on (idiom)
火力发电厂	火力發電廠	huǒlìfādiànchǎng	- fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
火尾太阳鸟	火尾太陽鳥	huǒwěitàiyángniǎo	- (Chinese bird species) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
火山碎屑流	火山碎屑流	huǒshānsuìxièliú	- pyroclastic flow
火星撞地球	火星撞地球	HuǒxīngzhuàngDìqiú	- clash that leaves both sides shattered
火焰喷射器	火焰噴射器	huǒyànpēnshèqì	- flamethrower
火药味甚浓	火藥味甚濃	huǒyàowèishènnóng	- strong smell of gunpowder - fig. tense situation - stand-off
炽热火山云	熾熱火山雲	chìrèhuǒshānyún	- nuée ardente - hot cloud of volcanic ash
纸包不住火	紙包不住火	zhǐbāobùzhùhuǒ	- lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
不食人间烟火	不食人間煙火	bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ	- lit. not eating the food of common mortals - fig. placing oneself above the common populace
喀拉喀托火山	喀拉喀托火山	Kālākātuōhuǒshān	- Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)
国家火山公园	國家火山公園	GuójiāHuǒshānGōngyuán	- Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
滑铁卢火车站	滑鐵盧火車站	Huátiělúhuǒchēzhàn	- Waterloo station (London)
火场留守分队	火場留守分隊	huǒchǎngliúshǒufēnduì	- detachment left to provide covering fire
火山爆发指数	火山爆發指數	huǒshānbàofāzhǐshù	- volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
火箭推进榴弹	火箭推進榴彈	huǒjiàntuījìnliúdàn	- rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
真金不怕火炼	真金不怕火煉	zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn	- True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
远水不救近火	遠水不救近火	yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ	- see 遠水救不了近火\|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
新官上任三把火	新官上任三把火	xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ	- the new boss cracks the whip three times - a new broom sweeps clean - fig. vigorous new policies
环太平洋火山带	環太平洋火山帶	HuánTàipíngyánghuǒshāndài	- Pacific rim volcanic belt - Ring of fire
真金不怕火来烧	真金不怕火來燒	zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒláishāo	- see 真金不怕火煉\|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]
跳出釜底进火坑	跳出釜底進火坑	tiàochūfǔdǐjìnhuǒkēng	- out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
远水救不了近火	遠水救不了近火	yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ	- lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need - a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
克孜尔尕哈烽火台	克孜爾尕哈烽火台	Kèzīěrgǎhāfēnghuǒtái	- Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車\|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區\|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
城门失火，殃及池鱼	城門失火，殃及池魚	chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú	- a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer - fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions - ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
夏威夷火山国家公园	夏威夷火山國家公園	XiàwēiyíHuǒshānGuójiāGōngyuán	- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
星星之火，可以燎原	星星之火，可以燎原	xīngxingzhīhuǒ,kěyǐliáoyuán	- a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
烽烟四起，战火纷飞	烽煙四起，戰火紛飛	fēngyānsìqǐ,zhànhuǒfēnfēi	- lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金	疾風知勁草，烈火見真金	jífēngzhījìncǎo,lièhuǒjiànzhēnjīn	- the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister - to show one's true colors after a stern test
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生	野火燒不盡，春風吹又生	yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng	- lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) - fig. cannot be easily eliminated - abbr. to 野火春風\|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯	只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈	zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒ,bùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng	- only the official is allowed to light the fire - Gods may do what cattle may not - quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安	魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安	yúshēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíngān	- fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy