烈火 (liè huǒ) — raging fire; burning anger (metaphorical)

Definition

A literary word for 'raging fire' — both literal blazes and figurative passion (anger, revenge). More intense than 火 and written in style; often paired with 燃烧 / 熊熊.

noun

raging fireburning anger (metaphorical)

Measure word · 场

Examples

烈火。
Yì chǎng liè huǒ shāo huǐ le zhěng piàn sēn lín.
A raging fire burned down the entire forest.
烈火。
Tā de xīn zhōng rán qǐ le fù chóu de liè huǒ.
The raging fire of revenge ignited in his heart.
烈火。
liè huǒ Wú qíng de tūn shì le cūn zhuāng.
The raging fire mercilessly devoured the village.