dry wood near a fierce fire-a man and a woman burning with passion; an explosive situation ❍ 中国是全国都布满了干柴，很快就会燃成烈火。“星火燎原”的话，正是时局发展的适当的描写。(《毛泽东选集》 98)All China is littered with dry faggots which will soon be aflame. The saying，“A single spark can start a prairie fire”，is an apt description of how the current situation will develop.
干柴烈火gan chai lie huo
❶ dry wood and a raging fire ❷(of a man and a woman) be caught in a burning passion