香火

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Chinese

fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
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Noun

香火

  1. joss stick and candles burning at a temple
  2. temple attendant
  3. ancestral sacrifices
  4. burning joss sticks, incense coil, etc.
  5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) small red bag containing incense ash, used as a good luck charm

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