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淬火

淬火

Chinese

		dip into water; to temper	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
simp. and trad. (淬火)		淬	火

Verb

淬火

to quench (in blacksmithing); to temper; to anneal

Synonyms

蘸火 (zhànhuǒ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cuìhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ fo², seoi⁶ fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cuìhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyhuoo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi³ fo², seoi⁶ fo²
  - Yale: cheui fó, seuih fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ fo², soey⁶ fo²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵy̯³³ fɔː³⁵/, /sɵy̯²² fɔː³⁵/