Chinese

Noun

鬼火 (classifier 團／团 (tuán))

1. will-o'-the-wisp

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 鬼 ‎(oni, “ghost, devil”) +‎ 火 ‎(hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi due to rendaku (連濁).

Noun

鬼火 ‎(hiragana おにび, romaji onibi)

1. a will o' the wisp

Synonyms

• 狐火 (きつねび) ‎(kitsunebi)
• 陰火 (いんか) ‎(inka)
• 幽霊火 (ゆうれいび) ‎(yūreibi)
• 野火 (やか) ‎(yaka)

See also

• 鬼火 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Will-o'-the-wisp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Proper noun

鬼火 ‎(hiragana おにび, romaji Onibi)

1. short for 鬼火焚 ‎(Onibitaki), a fire matsuri (Japanese festival) held around Kyūshū on 7 (in some places, 14) January

Synonyms

• (January fire festivals, not just in Kyūshū):
  • 左義長 (さぎちょう) ‎(Sagichō), 三毬杖 (さぎちょう) ‎(Sagichō)
  • 道祖土焼 (さいとやき) ‎(Saitoyaki), 塞灯焼 (さいとやき) ‎(Saitoyaki)
  • どんど ‎(Dondo)
  • どんどやき ‎(Dondoyaki)
  • どんどんやき ‎(Dondon'yaki)
• (fire festival in general): 火祭 (ひまつ)り ‎(himatsuri)