虚火

xū huǒ

Definitions

1. excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM)
2. the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself

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Words Containing 虚火

yīn xū huǒ wàng

an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)

Child Words of 虚火

fire

emptiness