水深火熱

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See also: 水深火热

Chinese

		water; river	deep; profound	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
trad. (水深火熱)		水	深	火	熱
simp. (水深火热)		水	深	火	热
Literally: “the water is deep and the fire is hot”.

Etymology

From Mencius:

如水益深，如火益熱，亦運而已矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

如水益深，如火益热，亦运而已矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Rú shuǐ yì shēn, rú huǒ yì rè, yì yùn éryǐ yǐ.

If you make the water more deep and the fire more fierce, they will in like manner make another revolution.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐshēnhuǒrè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² sam¹ fo² jit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐshēnhuǒrè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěishenhuǒrè
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-shên¹-huo³-jê⁴
  - Yale: shwěi-shēn-hwǒ-rè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishenhuooreh
  - Palladius: шуйшэньхожэ (šujšɛnʹxožɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² sam¹ fo² jit⁶
  - Yale: séui sām fó yiht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² sam¹ fo² jit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² sem¹ fo² yid⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ jiːt̚²/

Idiom

水深火熱

to be in deep distress; to live with great misery and hardship

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