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野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生
yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng
1.
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
2.
fig. cannot be easily eliminated
3.
abbr. to [[野火春風|野火春风<yěhuǒchūnfēng>]]
Character Breakdown
野
yě
field, open country; wilderness
HSK 6
11 丶
火
huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
HSK 2
4 丶
烧
shāo
to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
HSK 3
10 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
尽
jǐn
to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
HSK 4
6 丶
春
chūn
springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
HSK 3
9 丶
风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3
4 丶
吹
chuī
to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
HSK 5
7 丶
又
yòu
and, also, again, in addition
HSK 3
2 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1
5 丶
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