水火

Chinese

water; river
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (水火)
simp. #(水火)
anagram 火水

Pronunciation


Noun

水火

  1. (literally) fire and water
  2. (figurative) opposites; diametrically opposing things
  3. (figurative) extreme misery; state of severe suffering

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(すい)() (suika) すいくわ (suikwa)?

  1. water and fire
    Synonym: 火水 (kasui; himizu)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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