野火烧不尽，春风吹又生

Traditional form:

野火燒不盡，春風吹又生

Pinyin (reading):

yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng

Definitions:

• 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 (yěhuǒchūnfēng)

Characters:

• 野 - field, open country; wilderness
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 烧 - to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 尽 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
• 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
• 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
• 又 - and, also, again, in addition
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 野 - field, open country; wilderness
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 燒 - to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 盡 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
• 風 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
• 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
• 又 - and, also, again, in addition
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth