淬火

Chinese

		dip into water; to temper	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (淬火)		淬	火
simp. #(淬火)		淬	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuìhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ fo², seoi⁶ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuìhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuèihuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-huo³
    • Yale: tswèi-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyhuoo
    • Palladius: цуйхо (cujxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ fo², seoi⁶ fo²
    • Yale: cheui fó, seuih fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ fo², soey⁶ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ fo², sêu⁶ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ fɔː³⁵/, /sɵy̯²² fɔː³⁵/

Verb

淬火

1. to quench (in blacksmithing); to temper; to anneal

Synonyms

• 蘸火 (zhànhuǒ)