Where does "half sea water, half fire" come from? What exactly does it mean?

"Half Seawater, Half Fire" is the title of Wang Shuo's novel.

It means that when a man and a woman get together, they will be incompatible with each other, and there will always be disputes. But in the end, if they want to be together, either the water will evaporate in the fire, or the fire will be extinguished in the water. You must be tolerant to get along.

Introduction to "Half Fire, Half Sea"

In the first stage of my life, I was a criminal who made a living by extortion. I often went to restaurants with my accomplices pretending to be police officers. The guest room extorts money from prostitutes. One day, I met Wu Di, a female student, in the park, and we fell in love from then on. Later, Wu Di went astray to take revenge on me, until he committed suicide for me, and I did not escape the end of being arrested and sentenced.

The second stage is my life experience after being released on medical parole. I met the female student Hu Yi on the boat traveling to the south. The situation when we met was quite similar to the situation when I met Wu Di. When I had already fallen in love with Hu Yi, she was raped by two wanted criminals posing as writers. After I sent Hu Yi away, I fought with the two wanted criminals until the police were attracted.

Extended information:

Wang Shuo, born in Nanjing on August 23, 1958, is a writer and screenwriter in Mainland China.

He has successively published medium and full-length novels such as "Playing with the Heartbeat", "Looking Beautiful", "Animals are Ferocious", "The Ignorant are Fearless". He has published "Wang Shuo's Collected Works" and "Wang Shuo's Selected Works", etc. His villainous performance is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

His early novels, poems, and literary works were all based on his growing experience in the "Grand Courtyard" of his army. Later novels developed a unique style, with popular and energetic dialogues, and narrative language that was joking and ironic. Mainly, he ridiculed authoritative discourse and the elite stance of intellectuals, and later entered the film and television industry. The TV series "Haima Cabaret" and "The Story of the Editorial Department" were both successful.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia_Half sea water, half flame