石头碰石头，一碰就发火石頭碰石頭，一碰就發火石頭碰石頭，一碰就發火

stone hits stone: sparks fly at once

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: A person with a hot temper who flares up at the slightest provocation.
Wordplay: 发火 (fāhuǒ) means both 'give off sparks' and 'lose one's temper'.

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Simplified: 石头碰石头，一碰就发火
Traditional (Taiwan): 石頭碰石頭，一碰就發火
Pinyin: shítou pèng shítou, yí pèng jiù fāhuǒ
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄆㄥˋ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ，ㄧˊ ㄆㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄚㄏㄨㄛˇ

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

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