熄火

Chinese

		(v) extinguish; quench; go out (of fire)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (熄火)		熄	火
simp. #(熄火)		熄	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīhuǒ, xíhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-huo³
    • Yale: syī-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihuoo
    • Palladius: сихо (sixo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-huo³
    • Yale: syí-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyihuoo
    • Palladius: сихо (sixo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ fo²
    • Yale: sīk fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ fɔː³⁵/

Verb

熄火

1. (usually said of factories, steamships, etc.) to stop a fire (in the boiler)
2. (of a car) to stall
3. to stop an operation
4. to turn off a lamp or light

Synonyms

• (stop a fire): 滅火／灭火 (mièhuǒ), 消火 (xiāohuǒ)
• (to stall):

Dialectal synonyms of 熄火 (“to stall; (of an engine) to stop running”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		熄火
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	熄火
	Malaysia	死火
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	死火
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	熄火
Cantonese	Guangzhou	死火
	Hong Kong	死火
	Dongguan	死火
Hakka	Kuching (Hepo)	死火
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	死火

Derived terms

• 熄火器 (xīhuǒqì)