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刀山火海
Mandarin · pinyin dāo shān huǒ hǎi
Meanings
- lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- fig. extreme danger (idiom)
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1–1–3–3 · dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2
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dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2
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- (idiomatic) mountains of daggers and seas of flames; (figurative) extreme danger
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