清火

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (清火)		清	火
simp. #(清火)		清	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnghuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnghuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinghuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-huo³
    • Yale: chīng-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinghuoo
    • Palladius: цинхо (cinxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-hér
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-hér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-hé
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhenghea
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhenghoea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

Verb

清⫽火 (verb-object) (intransitive)

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

   豆汁雖然難喝，但是它有具有養胃、解毒、清火的功效。 [MSC, trad.]
   豆汁虽然难喝，但是它有具有养胃、解毒、清火的功效。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dòuzhī suīrán nán hē, dànshì tā yǒu jùyǒu yǎngwèi, jiědú, qīnghuǒ de gōngxiào. [Pinyin]

   Although douzhi is difficult to drink, it can nourish the stomach, and relieve internal heat and inflammation.

2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to be free from worry; to be carefree; to be free from all anxieties

Synonyms

• (to clear heat (traditional Chinese medicine)):

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