星火 xīnghuǒ

  1. xīnghuǒ noun a small fire
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Fire
    Notes: (Guoyu '星火' 1)
  2. xīnghuǒ noun an urgent matter
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: By analogy with fire (Guoyu '星火' 2)
  3. xīnghuǒ noun something trivial
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '星火' 3)
  4. xīnghuǒ noun the name of a star
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Astronomy
    Notes: Located in the 蒼龍 Blue Dragon constellation in the eastern sky (Guoyu '星火' 4)

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  • 急如星火 as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
  • 急于星火(急於星火) as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent

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