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火海

火海

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (火海)		火	海

Noun

火海

a sea of flames, a sheet of flames

Derived terms

葬身火海

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huǒhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² hoi²
Min Nan (POJ): hóe-hái / hé-hái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huǒhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoohae
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fo² hoi²
  - Yale: fó hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² hoi²
  - IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-hái / hé-hái
  - Tâi-lô: hué-hái / hé-hái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoefhae, hefhae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁵³/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ haɪ⁵⁵⁴/, /he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ haɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁵³/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁵³/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁴¹/, /he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ haɪ⁴¹/