放火燒
Chinese
Etymology 1
| to set on fire, specifically to commit arson | to burn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (放火燒) | 放火 | 燒 | |
| simp. (放火烧) | 放火 | 烧 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fànghuǒshāo
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fànghuǒshao
- Wade–Giles: fang4-huo3-shao1
- Yale: fàng-hwǒ-shāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanqhuooshau
- Palladius: фанхошао (fanxošao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
放火燒
- (transitive) to torch (something); to intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire
Etymology 2
to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out |
conflagration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (放火燒) | 放 | 火燒 | |
| simp. (放火烧) | 放 | 火烧 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): páng-hé-sio / páng-hóe-sio
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: páng-hé-sio
- Tâi-lô: páng-hé-sio
- Phofsit Daibuun: pafnghefsioy
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /paŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/
- IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /paŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: páng-hóe-sio
- Tâi-lô: páng-hué-sio
- Phofsit Daibuun: pafnghoefsioy
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /paŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /paŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
Verb
放⫽火燒 (verb-object)
- (Southern Min, intransitive) to set on fire; to commit arson
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 放火 (“to set on fire; to commit arson”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 放火, 縱火 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 放火 |
| Singapore | 放火 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 放火 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 放火 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 放火 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 放火 |
| Lichuan | 放火 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 放火 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 放火 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 放火 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 放火 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 放火 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 放火 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 放火, 放火燒 |
| Quanzhou | 放火, 放火燒 | |
| Jinjiang | 放火, 放火燒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 放火, 放火燒 | |
| Taipei | 放火, 放火燒 | |
| Kaohsiung | 放火, 放火燒 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 放火, 放火燒 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 放火, 放火燒 | |