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Chinese
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firefly
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fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
| trad. (螢火)
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螢
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火
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| simp. (萤火)
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萤
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火
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| alternative forms
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熒火／荧火 firefly
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| anagram
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火螢／火萤
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Pronunciation
Noun
螢火
- firefly
巫山秋夜螢火飛，疎簾巧入坐人衣。
巫山秋夜萤火飞，疎帘巧入坐人衣。 - From: 9th century, Du Fu, 見螢火
- Wūshān qiū yè yínghuǒ fēi, shūlián qiǎo rù zuò rén yī.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- light of firefly
- (figurative) dim light
Derived terms
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 螢火 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 螢火, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
螢火 • (hyeonghwa) (hangeul 형화)
- hanja form? of 형화 (“the light of a firefly”)