敗火

Chinese

		be defeated; to defeat; loss	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (敗火)		敗	火
simp. (败火)		败	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàihuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baai⁶ fo²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pāi-hóe / pāi-hé

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàihuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàihuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: pai⁴-huo³
    • Yale: bài-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bayhuoo
    • Palladius: байхо (bajxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baai⁶ fo²
    • Yale: baaih fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baai⁶ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bai⁶ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯²² fɔː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pāi-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: pāi-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paixhoea
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pai³³⁻²¹ hue⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pāi-hé
    • Tâi-lô: pāi-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paixhea
    • IPA (Taipei): /pai³³⁻¹¹ he⁵³/

Verb

敗⫽火 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to clear heat; to relieve inflammation

Synonyms

• 下火 (haa⁶ fo²) (Cantonese)
• 去火 (qùhuǒ)
• 座火 (zo6 fo2) (Cantonese)
• 清心 (qīngxīn)
• 清火 (Hokkien)
• 清熱／清热 (qīngrè)
• 瀉火／泻火 (Hokkien)
• 退火 (Hokkien)
• 降火 (jiànghuǒ)