聖火

See also: 圣火

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (聖火)		聖	火
simp. (圣火)		圣	火

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shènghuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ fo²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-fó
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-hóe / sèng-hé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shènghuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqhuuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ fo²
  - Yale: sing fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ fo²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ fɔː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-fó
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin fo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ fo³
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ fo³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-hóe / sèng-hé
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-hué / sìng-hé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seanghoea, seanghea
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/, /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hue⁵⁵⁴/, /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ he⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/, /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/, /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹/, /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ he⁴¹/

Noun

聖火

holy fire
Short for 奧運聖火／奥运圣火 (àoyùn shènghuǒ).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	火
せい Grade: 6	か Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/seːkwa/ → /seːka/

From Middle Chinese compound 聖火 (MC ɕiᴇŋ^H huɑ^X, literally “holy or sacred fire”). Compare modern Mandarin sacred fire; Olympic flame.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) せーか [séꜜèkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːka̠]

Noun

聖火 (hiragana せいか, rōmaji seika, historical hiragana せいくわ)

a sacred fire or flame
the Olympic torch

Antonyms

業 (ごう)火 (か) (gōka): hellfire

Coordinate terms

聖水 (せいすい) (seisui): holy water
聖 (せい)酒 (しゅ) (seishu): sacramental wine
聖香 (きよか) (kiyoka): sacramental incense
聖 (せい)地 (ち) (seichi): hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
聖 (せい)地 (ち)面 (めん) (seichimen): hallowed ground

Derived terms

聖 (せい)火 (か)リレー (seika rirē): Olympic torch relay

Further reading

聖火 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Sacred fire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eternal flame on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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