野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
Traditional: 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生
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- lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
- fig. cannot be easily eliminated
- abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
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