火頭

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Chinese

fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (火頭)
simp. (火头)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

火頭

  1. (colloquial) flame
  2. (colloquial) duration and degree (of heating, cooking, smelting, etc.)
  3. (colloquial) anger; temper
  4. (colloquial) owner of the house where a fire started
  5. (colloquial) person responsible for starting a fire
  6. (Cantonese) source of trouble; cause of trouble
Synonyms
  • (duration and degree): 火候 (huǒhòu)
  • (anger): 火氣火气 (huǒqì)
  • (owner of the house): 火主 (huǒzhǔ)
  • (person responsible): 火主 (huǒzhǔ)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 伙頭 (“cook; chef”).
(This term is a variant form of 伙頭).

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

火頭 (hwadu) (hangeul 화두)

  1. hanja form? of 화두 (head of a wildfire)