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火藥味

简 火药味 · 繁 火藥味
Mandarin · pinyin huǒ yào wèi

Meanings

  1. smell of gunpowder
  2. (fig.) combative tone
  3. belligerence
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火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
藥
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味
wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
药
yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
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noun

  1. (literally) smell of gunpowder
  2. (figurative) vibes of hostility and combativeness; hostile atmosphere; gunpowder smell in the air

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