虛火

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (虛火)		虛	火
simp. (虚火)		虚	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ fo²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hî-fó
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hi-hóe / hi-hé / hu-hé

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-huo³
    • Yale: syū-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuhuoo
    • Palladius: сюйхо (sjujxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi¹ fo²
    • Yale: hēui fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hî-fó
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˊ fo^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi¹ fo³
    • Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴ fo³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: hi-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'hoea
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hé
    • Tâi-lô: hi-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'hea
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-hé
    • Tâi-lô: hu-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'hea
    • IPA (Taipei): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

Noun

虛火

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) excessive internal heat due to poor health

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (虛火):

• → Korean: 허화(虛火) (heohwa)