火辣辣 (huǒ là là) — (of sun, heat) scorching; blistering; (of personality) bold; forthright; fiery; (of appearance) hot; sexy
Definition
A vivid reduplicated adjective meaning 'scorching' (sun/heat), 'fiery/forthright' (personality), or 'hot/sexy' (appearance). 性感 covers only the sexy sense; 火热 and 火爆 describe a passionate or booming style, not the searing physical heat here.
adjective
(of sun, heat) scorchingblistering(of personality) boldforthrightfiery(of appearance) hotsexy
Examples
- 火辣辣，。Jīn tiān zhōng wǔ de tài yáng huǒ là là de, wǒ dōu bù xiǎng chū mén.The noon sun today is scorching; I don't even want to go out.
- 火辣辣，。Tā xìng gé huǒ là là de, cóng lái bú pà dé zuì rén.Her personality is very forthright; she's never afraid to offend people.
- 火辣辣，。Tā chuān zhuó nà tiáo huǒ là là de hóng qún zi, huí tóu lǜ hěn gāo.She wore that hot red dress and got a lot of looks.
Origin
Derived word构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix
A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.
The burning sense of 火 is made sharper and more intense by 辣辣, giving a scorching, biting feeling.
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