社火

Chinese

		society; group	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (社火)		社	火
simp. #(社火)		社	火

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁵ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-huo³
    • Yale: shè-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehhuoo
    • Palladius: шэхо (šɛxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se⁵ fo²
    • Yale: séh fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se⁵ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé⁵ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː¹³ fɔː³⁵/

Noun

社火

1. (dated) festival entertainment (such as lion dance, dragon lantern dance, etc.)