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火柴

火柴

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	firewood
simp. and trad. (火柴)		火	柴
anagram		柴火

Noun

火柴

match (for lighting candles, cigars, etc.)

Derived terms

火柴盒 (huǒcháihé)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	柴
か Grade: 1	しば Jinmeiyō
jūbakoyomi

Noun

火柴 ‎(hiragana かしば, romaji kashiba)

match (device to make fire)

Synonyms

燐寸 (マッチ) ‎(matchi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huǒchái

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² caai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hóe-chhâ / hé-chhâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huǒchái
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoochair
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fo² caai⁴
  - Yale: fó chàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² tsaai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɑːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-chhâ / hé-chhâ
  - Tâi-lô: hué-tshâ / hé-tshâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoefzhaa, hefzhaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/, /he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa¹³/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²³/, /he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²³/