防火

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (防火)		防	火
simp. ^#(防火)		防	火

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fánghuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ fo²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-hér / hông-hé / hông-hóe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fánghuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fánghuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: fang²-huo³
  - Yale: fáng-hwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnghuoo
  - Palladius: фанхо (fanxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fong⁴ fo²
  - Yale: fòhng fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ fo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ fɔː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hér
  - Tâi-lô: hông-hér
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hə⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hé
  - Tâi-lô: hông-hé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: honghea
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² he⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hóe
  - Tâi-lô: hông-hué
  - Phofsit Daibuun: honghoea
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hue⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

Verb

防⫽火 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to prevent fire; to fireproof
注意防火。 ― Zhùyì fánghuǒ. ― Caution — fire hazard.

Derived terms

防火牆 / 防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng)
防火長城 / 防火长城 (Fánghuǒ Chángchéng)
防火門 / 防火门 (fánghuǒmén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (防火):

→ Japanese: 防(ぼう)火(か) (bōka)
→ Korean: 방화(防火) (banghwa)
→ Vietnamese: phòng hoả (防火)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	火
ぼう Grade: 5	か Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぼーか [bòóká] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ːka̠]

Noun

防(ぼう)火(か) • (bōka) ^{←ばうくわ (baukwa)^?}

(firefighting) fire prevention, fireproof, fire fighting

Derived terms

防(ぼう)火(か)界(かい)壁(へき) (bōka kaiheki)
防(ぼう)火(か)管(かん)理(り)者(しゃ) (bōka kanrisha)
防(ぼう)火(か)区(く)画(かく) (bōka kukaku)
防(ぼう)火(か)構(こう)造(ぞう) (bōka kōzō)
防(ぼう)火(か)材(ざい)料(りょう) (bōka zairyō)
防(ぼう)火(か)シャッター (bōka shattā)
防(ぼう)火(か)樹(じゅ) (bōkaju)
防(ぼう)火(か)線(せん) (bōkasen)
防(ぼう)火(か)地(ち)域(いき) (bōka chiiki)
防(ぼう)火(か)戸(ど) (bōkado)
防(ぼう)火(か)塗(と)料(りょう) (bōka toryō)
防(ぼう)火(か)布(ふ) (bōkafu)
防(ぼう)火(か)壁(へき) (bōkaheki)
防(ぼう)火(か)林(りん) (bōkarin)

Related terms

防(ぼう)災(さい) (bōsai)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
防	火

Noun

防火 • (banghwa) (hangeul 방화)

hanja form^? of 방화 (“prevention of fire”)