火花 - spark/sparkle - huǒ huā | Definition

不到火候不揭锅

bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

借花献佛

jiè huā xiàn Fó

1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2 plagiarism

刀山火海

dāo shān huǒ hǎi

1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

厝火积薪

cuò huǒ jī xīn

1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
2 fig. hidden danger
3 imminent danger

名花有主

míng huā yǒu zhǔ

1 the girl is already taken (idiom)

城门失火，殃及池鱼

chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú

1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

天花乱坠

tiān huā luàn zhuì

1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
2 fig. extravagant embellishments
3 hype

奇花异卉

qí huā yì huì

1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)

奇花异草

qí huā yì cǎo

1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)

如火如荼

rú huǒ rú tú

1 like wildfire (idiom)
2 unstoppable

如花似玉

rú huā sì yù

1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2 (of a woman) exquisite

寻花问柳

xún huā wèn liǔ

1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
2 fig. to frequent brothels
3 to sow one's wild oats

心花怒放

xīn huā nù fàng

1 to burst with joy (idiom)
2 to be over the moon
3 to be elated

急如星火

jí rú xīng huǒ

1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2 extremely urgent

惹火烧身

rě huǒ shāo shēn

1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

战火纷飞

zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

打得火热

dǎ de huǒ rè

1 to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)
2 billing and cooing

抱薪救火

bào xīn jiù huǒ

1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

拈花惹草

niān huā rě cǎo

1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2 fig. to womanize
3 to frequent brothels
4 to sow one's wild oats

摆花架子

bǎi huā jià zi

1 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
2 superficial display (idiom)

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