防火

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (防火)		防	火
simp. #(防火)		防	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fánghuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ fo²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-hér / hông-hé / hông-hóe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fánghuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fánghuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: fang²-huo³
    • Yale: fáng-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnghuoo
    • Palladius: фанхо (fanxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong⁴ fo²
    • Yale: fòhng fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ fɔː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hér
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hé
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghea
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghoea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hue⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

Verb

防⫽火 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to prevent fire; to fireproof

   注意防火。  ―  Zhùyì fánghuǒ.  ―  Caution — fire hazard.

Derived terms

• 防火牆／防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng)
• 防火長城／防火长城 (Fánghuǒ Chángchéng)
• 防火門／防火门 (fánghuǒmén)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (防火):

• → Japanese: 防(ぼう)火(か) (bōka)
• → Korean: 방화(防火) (banghwa)
• → Vietnamese: phòng hoả (防火)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	火
ぼう Grade: 5	か Grade: 1
goon	on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼーか [bòóká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːka̠]

Noun

防(ぼう)火(か) • (bōka) ^{←ばうくわ (baukwa)?}

1. (firefighting) fire prevention, fireproof, fire fighting

Derived terms

• 防(ぼう)火(か)界(かい)壁(へき) (bōka kaiheki)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)管(かん)理(り)者(しゃ) (bōka kanrisha)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)区(く)画(かく) (bōka kukaku)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)構(こう)造(ぞう) (bōka kōzō)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)材(ざい)料(りょう) (bōka zairyō)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)シャッター (bōka shattā)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)樹(じゅ) (bōkaju)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)線(せん) (bōkasen)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)地(ち)域(いき) (bōka chiiki)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)戸(ど) (bōkado)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)塗(と)料(りょう) (bōka toryō)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)布(ふ) (bōkafu)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)壁(へき) (bōkaheki)
• 防(ぼう)火(か)林(りん) (bōkarin)

 

Related terms

• 防(ぼう)災(さい) (bōsai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
防	火

Noun

防火 • (banghwa) (hangeul 방화)

1. Hanja form^? of 방화 (“prevention of fire”).