Chinese

Noun

炭火

1. charcoal fire

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 炭 ‎(sumi, “charcoal”) +‎ 火 ‎(hi, “fire”).^[1][2]The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) すみび [sùmíbí] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• (Tokyo) すみ​び [sùmíꜜbì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [sɯᵝmibi]

Noun

炭火 ‎(hiragana すみび, romaji sumibi)

1. a charcoal fire
2. a piece of charcoal that is on fire, a glowing coal

Synonyms

• (glowing coal): 熾 (お)き火 (び) ‎(okibi), 熾 (お)き ‎(oki)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9