火藥

See also: 火药

Chinese

fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
medicine; drug; cure
trad. (火藥)
simp. (火药)

Pronunciation


Noun

火藥

  1. gunpowder
    中國人發明指南針火藥造紙印刷術中國發明 [MSC, trad.]
    中国人发明指南针火药造纸印刷术中国发明 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguórén fāmíng le zhǐnánzhēn, huǒyào, zàozhǐ hé yìnshuāshù, bèi chēng zhī wéi Zhōngguó Sì Dà Fāmíng. [Pinyin]
    The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.
  2. (dialectal Hakka, dialectal Wu) match (for lighting candles, cigars, etc.)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (火藥):
  • Japanese: ()(やく) (kayaku)
  • Korean: 화약(火藥) (hwayak)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
やく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 火藥 – see the following entry.
火薬かやく
[noun] gunpowder
(This term, 火藥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

火藥 • (hwayak) (hangeul 화약)

  1. hanja form? of 화약 (gunpowder)