火绒脾气,沾火就着火絨脾氣,沾火就著火絨脾氣,沾火就着

A tinder temper: catches the moment it touches fire

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a hot-tempered person who flares up at the slightest provocation.
Wordplay: 火 (huǒ) means flame and also anger (火气); 着 (zháo) is 'catch fire' and 'flare up'.

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Simplified: 火绒脾气,沾火就着
Traditional (Taiwan): 火絨脾氣,沾火就著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 火絨脾氣,沾火就着
Pinyin: huǒróng píqi,zhān huǒ jiù zháo
Pinyin (Taiwan): huǒróng píqi,zhān huǒ jiù zhe
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄑㄧ,ㄓㄢㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄓㄜ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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