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野火燒不盡，春風吹又生
简 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 · 繁 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生Mandarin · pinyin yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng
Meanings
- lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
- fig. cannot be easily eliminated
- abbr. to 野火春風 yě huǒ chūn fēng
Characters in this entry
- 野
- yě · open country, field; wilderness
- 火
- huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
- 燒
- shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 盡
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- 春
- chūn · spring; wanton
- 風
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
- 吹
- chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
- 又
- yòu · and, also, again, in addition
- 生
- shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
- 烧
- shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
- 尽
- jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
- 风
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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je5 fo2 siu1 bat1 zeon6 ，ceon1 fung1 ceoi1 jau6 sang1
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