heat intense enough to melt stone and metals
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Shu ò sh í Li ú J ī n, which means that the stone is melted and the metal becomes water. It's very hot. It also describes Huiyao as playing a great role. It's from Zhaohun by Song Yu of Chu in the Warring States period.
The origin of Idioms
In Zhaohun by Song Yu of Chu Dynasty in Warring States period, "ten days will bring forth more gold and more stone."
Idiom usage
The weather is very hot.
Chinese PinYin : shuò shí liú jīn
heat intense enough to melt stone and metals
resolutely to retire at the height of one 's official career. jí liú yǒng tuì
national beauty and heavenly fragrance -- peony. guó sè tiān xiāng