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扯火

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Chinese

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pull; tear; to talk casually
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (扯火) 扯 火
simp. #(扯火) 扯 火

Etymology 1

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扯⫽火 (verb-object)

  1. (Mainland China, slang) to be afraid; to be scared
  2. (Mainland China, slang) to avoid conflicts or contradictions; to evade problems or disagreements

Etymology 2

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扯⫽火 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to get angry; to lose one's temper
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