熄火

Chinese

		(v) extinguish; quench; go out (of fire)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
simp. and trad. (熄火)		熄	火

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīhuǒ, xíhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihuuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyihuuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ fo²
  - Yale: sīk fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ fo²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ fɔː³⁵/

Verb

熄火

(usually said of factories, steamships, etc.) to stop a fire (in the boiler)
to stop an operation
to turn off a lamp or light
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) flameout, misfire, cutoff

Synonyms

(stop a fire): 滅火／灭火 (mièhuǒ), 消火 (xiāohuǒ)

Derived terms

熄火器 (xīhuǒqì)

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