烈火

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Chinese

ardent; intense; split
ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (烈火)
simp. #(烈火)

Pronunciation


Noun

烈火

  1. (literally, figuratively) raging fire; inferno; blaze
    烈火雄心 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    lit6 fo2 hung4 sam1
    Burning Flame (a TVB drama about the duties and challenges of Hong Kong firefighters)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れつ > れっ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(れっ)() (rekkaれっくわ (rekkwa)?

  1. raging fire
  2. (figurative) rage

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

烈火 (yeolhwa) (hangeul 열화)

  1. hanja form? of 열화