乾柴烈火
simp干柴烈火gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2gān chái liè huǒ
English
- (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
- lit. dry firewood fierce fire, meaning a couple strong desire for sex
- figuratively 2 persons attracted by each other instantly, and quickly build a close bonding of love or sex between them, just like the dry fire wood meeting a wild fire, no one can easily stop it
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻兩個人瞬間互相吸引,響愛情或性方面一拍即合,尤如乾柴遇上烈火,一發不可收拾
Examples
佢兩個見第二次面已去咗開房,認真係乾柴烈火。
They went to a love hotel on their second date; it looks like they are really burning with desire.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk