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焰

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  1. 1. flame

Words Containing 焰

焰火
yàn huǒ

fireworks

萤焰
yíng yàn

light of firefly

放焰口
fàng yàn kǒu

to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

烈焰
liè yàn

raging flames

火焰喷射器
huǒ yàn pēn shè qì

flamethrower

火焰
huǒ yàn

blaze

火焰山
huǒ yàn shān

Mountain of Flames of legend

果焰糕点
guǒ yàn gāo diǎn

fruit tart

嚣张气焰
xiāo zhāng qì yàn

overweening attitude

口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn

lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames

凶焰
xiōng yàn

ferocity

众人拾柴火焰高
zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo

when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)

气焰
qì yàn

arrogance

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