烈火乾柴 liè huǒ gān chái

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
  2. fig. consuming passion between lovers

CHARACTERS

烈 liè
HSK 5
fiery, violent, vehement, ardent
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
乾 gān dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
柴 chái
HSK 5
firewood, faggots, fuel