一啖荔枝三把火
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
eat; taste; entice (with a bait) | three | handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | |||
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trad. (一啖荔枝三把火) | 一 | 啖 | 荔枝 | 三 | 把 | 火 | |
simp. #(一啖荔枝三把火) | 一 | 啖 | 荔枝 | 三 | 把 | 火 | |
Literally: “one bite of lychee [equals] three flaming torches”. |
Etymology[edit]
Corruption of a line in 《惠州一絕》 by Su Shi:
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
一啖荔枝三把火