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急如星火

Mandarin · pinyin jí rú xīng huǒ

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急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage

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2–2–1–3 · ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3

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gap1 jyu4 sing1 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 急如星火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

gap1 jyu4 sing1 fo2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.