Correct
水火
/ shuǐ huǒ /
Strokes
Example
As a Noun
fire and water―opposites; two things incompatible to each other
1
Shìrúshuǐhuǒ
势如水火
incompatible (to each other); mutually antagonistic (to each other)
As a Noun
extreme misery; dire circumstances
2
Shēnghuó
生活
zài
在
shuǐhuǒzhīzhōng
水火之中
live in misery
As a Noun
［usu in early vernacular］ stool and urine