消防

Chinese

		consume; news; subside consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
trad. (消防)		消	防
simp. ^#(消防)		消	防

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāofáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄈㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ fong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sêu-fòng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siau-hông

(Teochew, Peng'im): siao¹ huang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāofáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄈㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaofáng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-fang²
  - Yale: syāu-fáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaufarng
  - Palladius: сяофан (sjaofan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ fong⁴
  - Yale: sīu fòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ fong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ fong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-fòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu^ˊ fong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu¹ fong²
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴ foŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-hông
  - Tâi-lô: siau-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siau'hoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siao¹ huang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siau huâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau³³⁻²³ huaŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

消防

to prevent and fight fire
消防演習／消防演习 ― xiāofáng yǎnxí ― fire drill

消防應急面罩／消防应急面罩 ― xiāofáng yìngjí miànzhào ― fire mask

消防軟管卷盤／消防软管卷盘 ― xiāofáng ruǎnguǎn juǎnpán ― fire hose reel

Derived terms

消防員 / 消防员 (xiāofángyuán)
消防局 (xiāofángjú)
消防栓 (xiāofángshuān)
消防梯 (xiāofángtī)
消防站 (xiāofángzhàn)
消防署 (xiāofángshǔ)
消防設備 / 消防设备
消防車 / 消防车 (xiāofángchē)
消防通道 (xiāofáng tōngdào)
消防隊 / 消防队 (xiāofángduì)
消防隊員 / 消防队员 (xiāofáng duìyuán)
消防龍頭 / 消防龙头 (xiāofáng lóngtóu)
火災消防 / 火灾消防

Japanese

Kanji in this term
消	防
しょう Grade: 3	ぼう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーぼー [shòóbóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːbo̞ː]

Noun

消(しょう)防(ぼう) • (shōbō)

fire fighting, firefighting
short for 消防署 fire station, fire department, firehouse

Derived terms

消防隊(しょうぼうたい) (shōbōtai, “fire company”)
消防士(しょうぼうし) (shōbōshi, “fire fighter”)
消防車(しょうぼうしゃ) (shōbōsha, “fire engine”)
消防署(しょうぼうしょ) (shōbōsho, “fire station”)

See also

消(け)す (kesu, “extinguish”)

References

Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
消	防

Noun

消防 • (sobang) (hangeul 소방)

hanja form^? of 소방 (“firefighting”)