窨火

Chinese

		cellar; to scent tea with flowers	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (窨火)		窨	火
simp. #(窨火)		窨	火
alternative forms		廕火／荫火

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìm-hé
    • Tâi-lô: ìm-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iemhea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /im²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /im¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìm-hér
    • Tâi-lô: ìm-hér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàm-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: iàm-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iarmhoea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìm-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: ìm-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iemhoea
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /im²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹/

Verb

窨火

1. (Mainland China Hokkien) to cover a fire to control it (in a stove, etc.)
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to stop a fire (in a stove, etc.)

Synonyms

• (to cover a fire): (Hokkien) 翕火
• (stop a fire): 熄火 (xīhuǒ), 滅火／灭火 (mièhuǒ), 消火 (xiāohuǒ)