下火

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (下火)		下	火
simp. #(下火)		下	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-huo³
    • Yale: syà-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahhuoo
    • Palladius: сяхо (sjaxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ fo²
    • Yale: hah fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² fɔː³⁵/

Verb

下火

1. to ignite; to set on fire

   Synonym: 點火／点火 (diǎnhuǒ)

2. (Cantonese, traditional Chinese medicine) to eliminate excessive internal heat
3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to cum; to ejaculate

Synonyms

• (to eliminate excessive internal heat (traditional Chinese medicine)):

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