撮鹽入火cuō yán rù huǒ(as short-tempered)as a Dinch of Salt in the flames
? 為是他性急，～，為國家面上，只要爭氣，當先廝殺，以此人都叫他做急先鋒。(《水滸全傳》148) Suo's temper was as explosive a s a pinch o f salt in th e flames,and he was eager to win glory for his country,always plunging first into the fray.And so he was known as the Urgent Vanguard. 撮鹽入火cuō yán rù huǒ用手抓一把鹽撒到火中，就馬上爆裂。形容性情暴躁，一觸即發(fā)。have an irascible temperament, as a pin out of salt in the flames |