phóng hoả
Pronunciation
Northern
/fawŋ˧˥ hwa̰ː˧˩˧/
Central
/fa̰wŋ˩˧ hwaː˧˩˨/
Southern
/fawŋ˧˥ hwaː˨˩˦/
to set fire; arson
Verb
to set fire; arson
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2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to set fire; arson Core Actions
To deliberately start a fire, especially with the intent to cause damage or commit a crime.
vi Kẻ xấu đã phóng hỏa ngôi nhà hoang.
en A bad person deliberately set fire to the abandoned house.
Parts
phóng / hoả / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 放火 …
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Parts
phóng / hoả / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 放火 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 放火
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
放火
Candidates by syllable
phóng
放
hoả
火
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
phong hóa / phòng hỏa / Phong hoá / phóng hỏa
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Similar
phong hóa / phòng hỏa / Phong hoá / phóng hỏa
Use
phóng viên / phóng sinh / phóng sự / phóng điện …
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Use
phóng viên / phóng sinh / phóng sự / phóng điện …