刀山火海

Chinese

			a sea of flames, a sheet of flames; hell
trad. (刀山火海)		刀山	火海
simp. #(刀山火海)		刀山	火海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāoshānhuǒhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ saan¹ fo² hoi²

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāoshānhuǒhǎi [Phonetic: dāoshānhuóhǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: daoshanhuǒhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: tao¹-shan¹-huo³-hai³
    • Yale: dāu-shān-hwǒ-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daushanhuoohae
    • Palladius: даошаньхохай (daošanʹxoxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou¹ saan¹ fo² hoi²
    • Yale: dōu sāan fó hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ saan¹ fo² hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ san¹ fo² hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

刀山火海

1. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; (figurative) extreme danger