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救火

救火

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
simp. and trad. (救火)		救	火

Verb

救火

to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire

Derived terms

救火車／救火车

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiùhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ fo²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiu-fó
Min Nan (POJ): kiù-hóe / kiù-hé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiùhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowhuoo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ fo²
  - Yale: gau fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ fo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ fɔː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-fó
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu fo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu⁴ fo³
  - IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ fo³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-hóe / kiù-hé
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-hué / kiù-hé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuo'hoea, kiuo'hea
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/, /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hue⁵⁵⁴/, /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ he⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/, /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/, /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹/, /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ he⁴¹/