磷火
Chinese
| ignis fatuus | fire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (磷火/燐火) | 磷/燐 | 火 | |
| simp. (磷火) | 磷 | 火 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: línhuǒ
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: línhuǒ
- Wade–Giles: lin2-huo3
- Yale: lín-hwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linhuoo
- Palladius: линьхо (linʹxo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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磷火
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: leon4 fo2
- Yale: lèuhn fó
- Cantonese Pinyin: loen4 fo2
- Guangdong Romanization: lên4 fo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɵn²¹ fɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-hé
- Tâi-lô: lîn-hé
- Phofsit Daibuun: linhea
- IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² he⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-hér
- Tâi-lô: lîn-hér
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² hə⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-hóe
- Tâi-lô: lîn-hué
- Phofsit Daibuun: linhoea
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lin¹³⁻²² hue⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
磷火
- will o' the wisp; ignis fatuus (Classifier: 團／团 m)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 磷火 (“will o' the wisp; ignis fatuus”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 鬼火 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 磷火, 鬼火 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鬼火兒 |
| Taiwan | 磷火, 鬼火 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鬼燈籠兒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鬼火 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鬼火 |
| Lichuan | 鬼打燈, 鬼火 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鬼火, 伯公火, 陰火 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鬼火 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鬼火, 伯公火, 陰火 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鬼火, 伯公火, 陰火 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鬼火, 伯公火, 陰火 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鬼火 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鬼火 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鬼火 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鬼仔火, 鬼火 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鬼火 |
| Jinhua | 鬼燈 | |