水火1shuǐhuǒ 1.水和火两相矛盾。{fire and water in contradiction to each other;}〈比喻fig.〉不能相容的对立物{two things diametrically opposed to each other}: 势如～。{be opposed to each other like fire and water} 2.‘水深火热’的略语。{Abbr. for 水深火热shuǐ shēn huǒ rè;}〈比喻fig.〉灾难{calamity; extreme misery}: 拯救百姓于～之中。{save the people from untold miseries}