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打得火熱

简打得火热 · 繁打得火熱

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ de huǒ rè

(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
to hit it off with sb
to be passionately in love with each other
to carry on intimately with
(of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal

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3–5–3–4 · da3 de5 huo3 re4

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daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6

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