雙語解字: Chinese Characters 08-fire（火）

​Fire（火）

    火is a pictograph of fire,produced by rubbing stones together.A terrifying force of nature,it brings both calamity and comfort to man.Like burning issues that often flare up in life,fire is easy to kindle,but difficult to handle,as the proverb warns:“You can’t use paper to wrap up fire.”

“火”字就象火苗燃燒的樣子，古人的一種取火方法就是擊石取火。火這種強大的自然力量，給人類帶來災難的同時也帶來舒適。就像激烈的問題經常在生活中爆發，火很容易點燃，但很難去觸摸，正如那句諺語提醒我們的：“紙包不住火。”

Like a Raging Fire

During the Spring and Autumn Period,Duke Fuchai of Wu led a huge army against the State of Jin.He ordered his men to form three square contingents.The middle one was dressed in white and holding white flags,which looked from a distance just like the flowers of a field full of reeds.The left unit was in red and holding red flags, which looked from afar like flaming fire all over the mountains.The right unit was in black and holding black flags, which looked from a distance like thick black clouds covering the sky. Fuchai was trying to present to the enemy a show of overwhelming force.

This trick really surprise,it forced the State of Jin abdication.At the Yellow pool Conference, the State of Wu became the leader of the states.But not long afterwards, the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue, and Fuchai himself committed suicide.

This idiom describes a scene of great majesty and power.

如火如荼

春秋時期，吳王夫差想要做諸侯國的盟主，為了儘快征服晉國，打算出奇制勝。吳王下達了命令，從全軍中挑出三萬精兵強將，每一萬人擺成一個方陣，共擺三個方陣，每一個方陣由一名將軍率領。中間的方陣白盔白甲，白衣服，白旗幟，白弓箭，由吳王自己掌握，稱為中軍；遠遠望去，像遍地盛開的白色荼花。左邊的方陣，紅盔紅甲、紅衣服、拿著紅色的旗幟，遠遠望去，就像滿山燃燒著熊熊的火焰。右邊的方陣則一水兒黑色，遠遠望去，像漫天集結著濃密的烏雲。天色剛剛顯出亮色，吳軍就以這樣的陣勢鼓聲大作，歡呼之聲震天動地。夫差要利用這種聲勢去壓倒對方。

這一招確實出奇制勝，逼得晉國讓位，吳國在黃池大會上做了諸侯國的盟主。但在黃池大會後不久，吳國就被越國滅亡了，夫差也被逼自殺。

“如火如荼”這個成語就用來形容氣勢旺盛、場面熱烈的景象。

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