只许州官放火，
不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ ,
bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi |
| 吐火罗人 | Tǔ huǒ luó rén | Tokharian Indo-European people of central Asia; same as 月氏人 |
| 喀拉喀托火山 | Kā lā kā tuō huǒ shān | Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia) |
| 喷火 | pēn huǒ | to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes); flaming (of flowers) |
| 喷火器 | pēn huǒ qì | flamethrower |
| 国家火山公园 | guó jiā huǒ shān gōng yuán | Volcanoes national park, Hawaii |
| 埃特纳火山 | Āi tè nà huǒ shān | Mt Etna, volcano in Italy |
城门失火，
殃及池鱼 | chéng mén shī huǒ ,
yāng jí chí yú | a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions; ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee |
| 大屯火山 | Dà tún huǒ shān | Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei |
| 奶酪火锅 | nǎi lào huǒ guō | fondue |
| 如火 | rú huǒ | fiery |
| 如火如茶 | rú huǒ rú chá | common erroneous version of 如火如荼 (idiom), daunting and vigorous (momentum); magnificent |
| 如火晚霞 | rú huǒ wǎn xiá | clouds at sunset glowing like fire |
| 子弹火车 | zǐ dàn huǒ chē | bullet train; Shinkansen 新干线, Japanese high-speed train |
| 封火 | fēng huǒ | to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly) |
| 对火 | duì huǒ | to ask for a light |
| 对空火器 | duì kōng huǒ qì | anti-aircraft gun |
| 导火线 | dǎo huǒ xiàn | a fuse (for explosives); fig. proximate cause; the last straw |
| 山火 | shān huǒ | wildfire; forest fire |
| 峰火台 | fēng huǒ tái | fire beacon towers (historical sites on the Great Wall and in Xinjiang) |
| 引火 | yǐn huǒ | to kindle; to light a fire |
| 引火柴 | yǐn huǒ chái | kindling |
| 后院起火 | hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ | a fire in one's backyard; conflict close to home |
| 微火 | wēi huǒ | a low fire (for roasting) |
| 心急火燎 | xīn jí huǒ liǎo | to burn with anxiety |
| 急如星火 | jí rú xīng huǒ | lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action; extremely urgent |
| 急于星火 | jí yú xīng huǒ | see 急如星火 |
| 惹火 | rě huǒ | to stir up the fire; fig. to provoke and offend people; to ruffle feathers |
| 惹火烧身 | rě huǒ shāo shēn | stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling |
| 欲火 | yù huǒ | lust |
| 欲火焚身 | yù huǒ fén shēn | burning with desire |
| 战火纷飞 | zhàn huǒ fēn fēi | fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war |
| 打得火热 | dǎ de huǒ rè | to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers); billing and cooing |
| 打火机 | dǎ huǒ jī | lighter; cigarette lighter |
| 打火石 | dǎ huǒ shí | flint |
| 抱薪救火 | bào xīn jiù huǒ | lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action |
| 拔火罐 | bá huǒ guàn | suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 气); detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw |
| 拔火罐儿 | bá huǒ guànr | erhua variant of 拔火罐, suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 气); detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw |
| 拜火教 | Bài huǒ jiào | sun worship; Zoroastrianism; see also 祆教 |
| 拼火 | pīn huǒ | to exchange fire |
| 挑灯拨火 | tiǎo dēng bō huǒ | to sow discord; to provoke |
| 拨火棍 | bō huǒ gùn | poker |
| 败火 | bài huǒ | relieve inflammation or internal heat |
| 新官上任三把火 | xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ | the new boss cracks the whip three times; a new broom sweeps clean; fig. vigorous new policies |
| 明火 | míng huǒ | flame; open fire |
星星之火，
可以燎原 | xīng xing zhī huǒ ,
kě yǐ liáo yuán | a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect |
| 林火 | lín huǒ | forest fire |
| 核火箭发动机 | hé huǒ jiàn fā dòng jī | nuclear rocket engine |
| 杀人放火 | shā rén fàng huǒ | to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson |
| 水火不容 | shuǐ huǒ bù róng | completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water |
