火急火燎
Chinese
| pressing; urgent | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
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| trad. (火急火燎) | 火急 | 火 | 燎 | |
| simp. #(火急火燎) | 火急 | 火 | 燎 | |
Etymology
Likely a blend of 火急 (huǒjí) + 心急火燎 (xīnjíhuǒliào).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huǒjíhuǒliǎo [Phonetic: huǒjíhuóliǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huǒjíhuǒliǎo
- Wade–Giles: huo3-chi2-huo3-liao3
- Yale: hwǒ-jí-hwǒ-lyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoojyihuooleau
- Palladius: хоцзихоляо (xoczixoljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
火急火燎
- (colloquial) in a great hurry; in great haste
Usage notes
Not to be confused with 火燒火燎／火烧火燎 (“feeling terribly hot”).