勢如水火
Chinese
power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence |
as (if); such as | fire and water; opposites; diametrically opposing things | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勢如水火) | 勢 | 如 | 水火 | |
| simp. (势如水火) | 势 | 如 | 水火 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shìrúshuǐhuǒ [Phonetic: shìrúshuíhuǒ]
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhrúshuěihuǒ
- Wade–Giles: shih4-ju2-shui3-huo3
- Yale: shr̀-rú-shwěi-hwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhrushoeihuoo
- Palladius: шижушуйхо (šižušujxo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
勢如水火
- to be utterly opposed and incompatible
Synonyms
- 水火不容 (shuǐhuǒbùróng)