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like wildfire (idiom) · unstoppable

如火如荼
rú huǒ rú tú
r+ú·2nd toneh+uǒ·3rd toner+ú·2nd tonet+ú·2nd tone
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War is like a raging fire.
战争如火如荼。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding · still growing strong · on the up方兴未艾fāng xīng wèi àistrong · vigorous · large-scale轰轰烈烈hōng hōng liè liè(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale大张旗鼓dà zhāng qí gǔ
Antonyms
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking · taciturn · not providing any news无声无息wú shēng wú xī
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