to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
熏蒸
xūn zhēng
(of sultry weather) to be stifling / (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs / to fumigate
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure
to extinguish a burning object / to singe sth with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette) / to stir-fry / to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food
burning hot / fiery / to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs
薪火相传
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
纸火锅
zhǐ huǒ guō
paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
𬉼
ǒu
copious smoke produced by smoldering firewood / half alight / to use the smoke of burning wormwood etc to repel insects
热血沸腾
rè xuè - fèi téng
(idiom) to be fired up / to have one's blood racing / to be burning (with excitement, passion, anger etc)
趁火打劫
chèn huǒ - dǎ jié
lit. to loot a burning house (idiom) / fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune
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