慾火焚身
Chinese
fire of desire; lust | burn | body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
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trad. (慾火焚身/欲火焚身) | 慾火/欲火 | 焚 | 身 | |
simp. (欲火焚身) | 欲火 | 焚 | 身 | |
Literally: “lust burning the body”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yùhuǒfénshen
- Wade–Giles: yü4-huo3-fên2-shên1
- Yale: yù-hwǒ-fén-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhhuoofernshen
- Palladius: юйхофэньшэнь (jujxofɛnʹšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: juk6 fo2 fan4 san1
- Yale: yuhk fó fàhn sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: juk9 fo2 fan4 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: yug6 fo2 fen4 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊk̚² fɔː³⁵ fɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 慾火焚身
- (colloquial) burning with desire; sexually excited