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起火

起火

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
simp. and trad. (起火)		起	火

Verb

起火

to start cooking
to catch fire
to get angry

Synonyms

(catch fire): 發火／发火 (fāhuǒ), 失火 (shīhuǒ)

Pronunciation

Noun

起火

a type of traditional Chinese firework

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² fo²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-fó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiihuoo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² fo²
  - Yale: héi fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² fo²
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-fó
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` fo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ fo³
  - IPA: /hi³¹ fo³¹/

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐhuo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛ˙

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐhuo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chii.huo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴ xu̯ɔ⁴/