English
- to burn, set afire
- to burn
- to singe
- to illuminate
- to set afire
- a signal lamp
Words containing 燎
- 燎原liu4 jyun4
to start a prairie fire
- 燎泡liu4 paau1
blister (caused by burns)
- 星火燎原sing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4
'a small spark can set fire to the entire wilderness', hence a metaphor to not underestimate the power of something that is seemingly small; Catching Fire (The Hunger Games), a book
- 火燎fo2 liu4
to singe; to scorch
- 可以燎原ho2 ji5 liu4 jyun4
- 心急火燎sam1 gap1 fo2 liu4
see 心急如焚[xin1 ji2 ru2 fen2]
- 火燒火燎fo2 siu1 fo2 liu4
restless with anxiety
- 火滾火燎fo2 gwan2 fo2 liu4
very hot or intense, often used to describe weather or emotions
- 煙燻火燎jin1 fan1 fo2 liu4
smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
- 星星之火可以燎原sing1 sing1 zi1 fo2 ho2 ji5 liu4 jyun4