防火

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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

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)⁺
  - 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)

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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	火
ぼう Grade: 5	か Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぼーか (Heiban – )^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

防(ぼう)火(か) • (bōka) ^{←ばうくわ (baukwa)^?}

(firefighting) fire prevention, fireproof, fire fighting

Derived terms

Related terms

防(ぼう)災(さい) (bōsai)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
防	火

Noun

防火 • (banghwa) (hangeul 방화)

hanja form^? of 방화 (“prevention of fire”)

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