防火

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (防火)		防	火
simp. #(防火)		防	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fánghuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ fo²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-hér / hông-hé / hông-hóe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fánghuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fánghuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: fang²-huo³
    • Yale: fáng-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnghuoo
    • Palladius: фанхо (fanxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong⁴ fo²
    • Yale: fòhng fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ fɔː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hér
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hé
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghea
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghoea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hue⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

Verb

防⫽火 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to prevent fire; to fireproof

   注意防火。  ―  Zhùyì fánghuǒ.  ―  Caution — fire hazard.

Derived terms

• 防火牆 / 防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng)
• 防火長城 / 防火长城 (Fánghuǒ Chángchéng)
• 防火門 / 防火门 (fánghuǒmén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (防火):

• → Japanese: 防(ぼう)火(か) (bōka)
• → Korean: 방화(防火) (banghwa)
• → Vietnamese: phòng hoả (防火)