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.
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