扢火

Chinese

		sprightful; clean; to rub	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (扢火)		扢	火
simp. #(扢火)		扢	火
alternative forms		戛火

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiat-hé / khiat-hér / khiat-hóe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiat-hé
    • Tâi-lô: khiat-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiathea
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiat-hér
    • Tâi-lô: khiat-hér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiat-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: khiat-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiathoea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

Verb

扢火

1. (Hokkien) to light sparks from flint; to produce a flame

   用拍火機扢火 [Hokkien, trad.]
   用拍火机扢火 [Hokkien, simp.]

   ēng phah-hóe-ki khiat-hé [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   to light a flame using a lighter

Synonyms

• 打火 (dǎhuǒ)
• 點火／点火 (diǎnhuǒ)

Derived terms

• 扢火石