消防
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Chinese
consume; news; subside consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish |
to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (消防) | 消 | 防 | |
| simp. #(消防) | 消 | 防 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siaofáng
- Wade–Giles: hsiao1-fang2
- Yale: syāu-fáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaufarng
- Palladius: сяофан (sjaofan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu1 fong4
- Yale: sīu fòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu1 fong4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu1 fong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-fòng
- Hakka Romanization System: seuˊ fongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: seu1 fong2
- Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴ foŋ¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Verb
消防
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 消 | 防 |
| しょう Grade: 3 |
ぼう Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
- fire fighting, firefighting
- Short for 消防署. fire station, fire department, firehouse
Derived terms
See also
- 消す (kesu, “extinguish”)
References
- Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN