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乾柴烈火 (gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

乾柴烈火 (gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2, gān chái liè huǒ) — lit. dry firewood fierce fire, meaning a couple strong desire for sex

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 乾凈 (gon1 zeng6) — clean; tidy
• 乾包 (gon1 baau1) — dried jackfruit
• 乾噌噌 (gon1 zang1 zang1) — dry and bland (taste)
• 乾塘 (gon1 tong4) — depleted; exhausted (can refer to running out of money; exhausted after sex)
• 乾工 (gon1 gung1) — Getting paid without working
• 乾巴 (gon1 baa1) — Dry

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