火災

See also: 火灾

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	disaster; calamity
trad. (火災)		火	災
simp. (火灾)		火	灾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huǒzāi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² zoi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fó-châi

(Hailu, HRS): fo^ˊ zai^ˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hér-chai / hé-chai / hóe-chai

(Teochew, Peng'im): huê² zai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǒzāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huǒzai
  - Wade–Giles: huo³-tsai¹
  - Yale: hwǒ-dzāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huootzai
  - Palladius: хоцзай (xoczaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fo² zoi¹
  - Yale: fó jōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² dzoi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fo² zoi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fó-châi
  - Hakka Romanization System: fo^ˋ zai^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fo³ zai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fo³¹ t͡sai̯²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fo^ˊ zai^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hér-chai
  - Tâi-lô: hér-tsai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hé-chai
  - Tâi-lô: hé-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hefzay
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-chai
  - Tâi-lô: hué-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoefzay
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huê² zai¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hué tsai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³/

Noun

火災

fire (as a disaster); conflagration (Classifier: 場／场 m)
撲滅火災／扑灭火灾 ― pūmiè huǒzāi ― to extinguish a fire

遇有火災請勿使用電梯。 [MSC, trad.]
遇有火灾请勿使用电梯。 [MSC, simp.]
Yù yǒu huǒzāi qǐng wù shǐyòng diàntī. [Pinyin]
Do not use elevator in case of fire.

Synonyms

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大火 (dàhuǒ)
火患 (huǒhuàn) (archaic or Malaysia, Singapore)
火燒 / 火烧 (Hokkien)
火燭 / 火烛 (fo² zuk¹) (Cantonese)
火警 (huǒjǐng)
燒火 / 烧火 (Hakka)

Derived terms

森林火災 / 森林火灾 (sēnlín huǒzāi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	災
か Grade: 1	さい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

/kwasai/ → /kasai/

From Middle Chinese compound 火災 (xwa^X tsoj). Compare modern Mandarin reading huǒzāi.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かさい [kàsáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠sa̠i]

Noun

火(か)災(さい) • (kasai) ^{←くわさい (kwasai)^?}

fire, conflagration (as in a disaster)
(Buddhism) one of the three major calamities that destroy the world

Derived terms

火(か)災(さい)救(きゅう)助(じょ)袋(ぶくろ) (kasai kyūjo-bukuro): a cloth escape chute installed in tall buildings in Japan to facilitate escape from a fire
火(か)災(さい)警報(けいほう) (kasai keihō): a fire alarm (a sound, not a device)
火(か)災(さい)避(ひ)難(なん)訓練(くんれん) (kasai hinan kunren): a fire drill
火(か)災(さい)避(ひ)難(なん)路(ろ) (kasai hinanro): a fire escape, a fire escape route
火(か)災(さい)保(ほ)険(けん) (kasai hoken): fire insurance
火(か)災(さい)報(ほう)知機(ちき) (kasai hōchiki): a fire alarm (a device, not a sound)
火(か)災(さい)予(よ)防(ぼう)条(じょう)例(れい) (kasai yobō jōrei): a fire prevention law or ordinance, a fire code

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
火	災

Noun

火災 • (hwajae) (hangeul 화재)

hanja form^? of 화재 (“fire (as a disaster), blaze, conflagration”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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