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Trad. 燄
  • variant of 焰[yan4]
  • flame
Trad. 氣焰
  • arrogance; haughtiness
Trad. 螢焰
  • light of firefly
  • firefly
  • ferocity
  • aggressive arrogance
  • Mountain of Flames of legend
  • fig. insurmountable obstacle
  • Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
  • to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)
Trad. 氣焰囂張
  • see 囂張氣焰|嚣张气焰[xiao1 zhang1 qi4 yan4]
  • lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  • to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
Trad. 囂張氣焰
  • (idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner
Trad. 眾人拾柴火焰高
  • lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)
  • fig. the more people, the more strength

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