水深火熱
See also: 水深火热
Chinese
water; river | deep; profound | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up | ||
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trad. (水深火熱) | 水 | 深 | 火 | 熱 | |
simp. (水深火热) | 水 | 深 | 火 | 热 | |
Literally: “the water is deep and the fire is hot”. |
Etymology
From Mencius:
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuěishenhuǒrè
- Wade–Giles: shui3-shên1-huo3-jê4
- Yale: shwěi-shēn-hwǒ-rè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishenhuooreh
- Palladius: шуйшэньхожэ (šujšɛnʹxožɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 sam1 fo2 jit6
- Yale: séui sām fó yiht
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 sam1 fo2 jit9
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 sem1 fo2 yid6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ jiːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 水深火熱
- to be in deep distress; to be in deep water