noun, literally
red-tip match (fire-starter) (syn.) 紅頭自來火
王先生出去以後,他的太太吃了一包紅頭火柴自殺。
王先生出去以后,他的太太吃了一包红头火柴自杀。
wáng xiān sheng chū qù yǐ hòu , tā de tài tài chī le yī bāo hóng tóu huǒ chái zì shā . After Mr. Wang left, his wife committed suicide by eating a pack of red-tip matches.
noun, figuratively
someone who is hotheaded
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
王先生出去以后,他的太太吃了一包红头火柴自杀。
王先生出去以後,他的太太吃了一包紅頭火柴自殺。
wáng xiān sheng chū qù yǐ hòu , tā de tài tài chī le yī bāo hóng tóu huǒ chái zì shā .
After Mr. Wang left, his wife committed suicide by eating a pack of red-tip matches.