熄火

Chinese

		(v) extinguish; quench; go out (of fire)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (熄火)		熄	火
simp. #(熄火)		熄	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīhuǒ, xíhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-huo³
    • Yale: syī-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihuoo
    • Palladius: сихо (sixo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-huo³
    • Yale: syí-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyihuoo
    • Palladius: сихо (sixo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ fo²
    • Yale: sīk fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ fɔː³⁵/

Verb

熄火

1. (usually said of factories, steamships, etc.) to stop a fire (in the boiler)
2. (of a car) to stall
3. to stop an operation
4. to turn off a lamp or light

Synonyms

• (stop a fire): 滅火／灭火 (mièhuǒ), 消火 (xiāohuǒ)

Derived terms

• 熄火器 (xīhuǒqì)