消火栓

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Chinese

		to extinguish a fire	bottle stopper; wooden pin; plug
simp. and trad. (消火栓)		消火	栓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāohuǒshuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ fo² saan¹
• Min Nan (POJ): siau-hé-choān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiāohuǒshuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauhuuoshuan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaohuǒshuan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂwän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ fo² saan¹
    • Yale: sīu fó sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ fo² saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ fo² san¹
    • IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ säːn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-hé-choān
    • Tâi-lô: siau-hé-tsuān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siau'hefzoan
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan³³/

Noun

消火栓

1. (firefighting) fire hydrant

Synonyms

• 街井 (jiējǐng)
• 消防龍頭／消防龙头 (xiāofáng lóngtóu)
• 消防栓 (xiāofángshuān)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
消	火	栓
しょう Grade: 3	か Grade: 1	せん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

消火 (shōka, “firefighting”) +‎ 栓 (sen, “plug”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しょーかせん [shòókáséń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːka̠sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

消火栓 (hiragana しょうかせん, rōmaji shōkasen, historical hiragana せうくわせん)

1. (firefighting) a fire hydrant