4 characters Idiom and proverb 21 972

Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「勢如水火」—details below.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「勢如水火」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

It describes that the two sides are opposite to each other like water and fire and cannot get along.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shì rú shuǐ huǒ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sai3 yu4 seui2 fo2

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