下火

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (下火)		下	火
simp. ^#(下火)		下	火

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàhuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàhuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-huo³
  - Yale: syà-hwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahhuoo
  - Palladius: сяхо (sjaxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ fo²
  - Yale: hah fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ fo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² fɔː³⁵/

Verb

下火

to ignite; to set on fire
Synonym: 點火／点火 (diǎnhuǒ)
(Cantonese, traditional Chinese medicine) to eliminate excessive internal heat
(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to cum; to ejaculate

Synonyms

(to eliminate excessive internal heat (traditional Chinese medicine)):

去火 (qùhuǒ)
座火 (zo6 fo2) (Cantonese)
敗火／败火 (bàihuǒ)
清心 (qīngxīn)
清火 (Hokkien)
清熱／清热 (qīngrè)
瀉火／泻火 (Hokkien)
退火 (Hokkien)
降火 (jiànghuǒ)

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