慾火

Chinese

		desire; wish	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (慾火/欲火)		慾/欲	火
simp. (欲火)		欲	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ fo²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yu̍k-fó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-huo³
    • Yale: yù-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhhuoo
    • Palladius: юйхо (jujxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ fo²
    • Yale: yuhk fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² fɔː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yu̍k-fó
    • Hakka Romanization System: iug fo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yug<sup>6</sup> fo<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯uk̚⁵ fo³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yu̍k-fó
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iug fo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yug⁶ fo³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uk̚⁵ fo³¹/

Noun

慾火

1. fire of (sexual) desire; lust

Synonyms

• 性慾／性欲 (xìngyù)
• 性衝動／性冲动 (xìngchōngdòng)
• 情慾／情欲 (qíngyù)
• 淫慾／淫欲 (yínyù)
• 肉慾／肉欲 (ròuyù)
• 色慾／色欲 (sèyù)

 

Derived terms

• 慾火中燒／欲火中烧
• 慾火焚身／欲火焚身 (yùhuǒfénshēn)