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明火

Mandarin · pinyin míng huǒ

Meanings

  1. flame
  2. open fire
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明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
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2–3 · ming2 huo3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming4 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 明火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ming4 fo2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. flame; open fire; open flame
  2. armed robbery

verb

  1. to carry torches (especially in a robbery)

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