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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

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

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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
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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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