Daily Chinese Idiom Guessing Game
Describes something that is growing vigorously and irresistibly, like a prairie fire.
荼茅草的白花。象火那样红,象荼那样白。原比喻军容之盛。现用来形容大规模的行动气势旺盛,气氛热烈。
《国语·吴语》万人以为方阵,皆白裳,白旗,素甲,白羽之缯,望之如荼。……左军亦如之,皆赤裳,赤,丹甲,朱羽之缯,望之如火。”
The movement spread like wildfire, growing with ru huo ru tu momentum.