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火花塞
huǒ huā sāi
Pinyin
Definition
火花塞
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huǒ huā sāi
spark plug
Character Decomposition
火
火
花
艹
亻
匕
塞
宀
二
一
八
土
Related Words
(20)
塞
Sāi
1
Serbia
2
Serbian
3
abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi ěr wéi yà]
桃花
táo huā
1
peach blossom
2
(fig.) love affair
桃花运
táo huā yùn
1
luck with the ladies
2
a romance
3
good luck
火
Huǒ
1
surname Huo
火车
huǒ chē
1
train
2
CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng]
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
1
train station
火锅
huǒ guō
1
hotpot
烟花
yān huā
1
fireworks
2
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
花
Huā
1
surname Hua
花园
huā yuán
1
garden
2
CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
雪花
xuě huā
1
snowflake
鲜花
xiān huā
1
flower
2
fresh flowers
3
CL:朵[duǒ]
上火
shàng huǒ
1
to get angry
2
to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
1
myriad
2
all kinds of
3
all sorts of
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
1
pork belly
2
streaky pork
冒火
mào huǒ
1
to get angry
2
to burn with rage
冰花
bīng huā
1
ice crystal
2
frost (on windows)
印花
yìn huā
1
tax stamp
去火
qù huǒ
1
to reduce internal heat (TCM)
哇塞
wā sāi
1
(slang) wow!
2
also pr. [wā sēi]
Idioms
(20)
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
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
3
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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
Sample Sentences
嗯。是火花塞的问题。得换一个了。你有多久没换机油?
ng4 。shì huǒhuāsāi de wèntí 。děi huàn yī ge le 。nǐ yǒu duō jiǔ méi huàn jīyóu ?
Hmm. That would be your spark plugs. You need to replace them. How long has it been since you changed your oil?
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