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蘸火

zhàn huǒ

2-character word

What 蘸火 means

1. to quench (a metal workpiece)

The characters in 蘸火

• 蘸zhànto dip in (ink, sauce etc)
• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition

Sounds the same

Read zhàn huǒ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 战火the flames of war; the ravages of war

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