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如火如荼

Mandarin · pinyin rú huǒ rú tú

Meanings

  1. like wildfire (idiom)
  2. unstoppable
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
荼
tú · thistle, sowthistle; bitter
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2–3–2–2 · ru2 huo3 ru2 tu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 fo2 jyu4 tou4

Cantonese word readings for 如火如荼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyu4 fo2 jyu4 tou4

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (to have) a mighty army like wildfire
  2. (idiomatic) a daunting and vigorous momentum; flourishing; magnificent

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