火 fo² {huǒ}

1. fire
2. urgent
3. ammunition
4. fiery or flaming
5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
6. hot (popular)
7. classifier for military units (old)

火 fo² {Huǒ}

surname Huo

火化 fo² faa³ {huǒhuà}

(noun) Cremation

火急 fo² gap¹ {huǒ jí}

urgent; pressing; hastiness; emergency

火頸〔-颈〕 fo² geng² {huǒ jǐng}

(adjective) prone to anger; easily angered; hot-tempered

火罐 fo² gun³ {huǒ guàn}

fire cupping

火滾〔-滚〕 fo² gwan² {huǒ gǔn}

(adjective) infuriating; maddening; angry; pissed off; irate

火起 fo² hei² {huǒ qǐ}

(verb / adjective) to get angry; to get pissed off; to get irritated; to be annoyed

火氣〔-气〕 fo² hei³ {huǒ qì}

bad temper

火海 fo² hoi² {huǒ hǎi}

(noun - figurative meaning) extreme danger

火燄〔-焰〕 fo² jim⁶ {huǒ yàn}

flame; blaze

火力 fo² lik⁶ {huǒlì}

(noun) The measure of fire that is big, middle or small.

火鐮〔-镰〕 fo² lim⁴ {huǒ lián}

a flint cutter for creating sparks

火爐〔-炉〕 fo² lou⁴ {huǒ lú}

(noun) fireplace

火路 fo² lou⁶ {huǒ lù}

(noun) fire shaft

火尾 fo² mei⁵ {huǒ wěi}

the tip of a flame

火牛 fo² ngau⁴ {huǒ niú}

(noun) an AC adaptor; an electric transformer; an electrical ballast

火棒 fo² paang⁵ {huǒ bàng}

a lighted torch

火拼 fo² ping³ {huǒ pīn}

rush; warfare; turf war

火水 fo² seoi² {huǒ shuǐ}

(noun) kerosene; paraffin oil

火屎 fo² si² {huǒ shǐ}

(noun) sparkles

火星 fo² sing¹ {huǒ xīng}

Mars

火船 fo² syun⁴ {huǒ chuán}

fire ship

火炭 fo² taan³ {huǒtàn}

(noun) 1. Fo Tan, which is an industry area in Shatin, Hong Kong; 2. Fo Tan, which is a MTR station of East Rail Line

火頭〔-头〕 fo² tau⁴ {huǒ tóu}

(noun) a chef

火酒 fo² zau² {huǒ jiǔ}

isoproyl alcohol

火咀 fo² zeoi² {huǒ jǔ}

spark plug

火嘴 fo² zeoi² {huǒ zuǐ}

(noun) sparkle plugs

火葬 fo² zong³ {huǒ zàng}

(noun) Cremation

火燭〔-烛〕 fo² zuk¹ {huǒ zhú}

(noun) catch fire

火鑽〔-钻〕 fo² zyun³ {huǒ zuàn}

(noun) a diamond

火把 fo² baa² {huǒ bǎ}

1. torch
2. CL: 把

火爆 fo² baau³ {huǒ bào}

1. fiery (temper)
2. popular
3. flourishing
4. prosperous
5. lively

火柴 fo² caai⁴ {huǒ chái}

1. match (for lighting fire)
2. CL: 根,盒

火車〔-车〕 fo² ce¹ {huǒ chē}

1. train
2. CL: 列,節,班,趟

火槍〔-枪〕 fo² coeng¹ {huǒ qiāng}

1. firearms (in historical context)
2. flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)

火牆〔-墙〕 fo² coeng⁴ {huǒ qiáng}

firewall

火場〔-场〕 fo² coeng⁴ {huǒ chǎng}

the scene of a fire

火速 fo² cuk¹ {huǒ sù}

1. at top speed
2. at a tremendous lick

火柱 fo² cyu⁵ {huǒ zhù}

column of flame

火大 fo² daai⁶ {huǒ dà}

1. to get mad
2. to be very angry

火堆 fo² deoi¹ {huǒ duī}

1. bonfire
2. to open fire

火電〔-电〕 fo² din⁶ {huǒ diàn}

thermal power

火花 fo² faa¹ {huǒ huā}

1. spark
2. sparkle

火化 fo² faa³ {huǒ huà}

1. to cremate
2. to incinerate

火雞〔-鸡〕 fo² gai¹ {huǒ jī}

turkey

火炬 fo² geoi⁶ {huǒ jù}

1. a torch
2. CL: 把

火警 fo² ging² {huǒ jǐng}

fire alarm

火光 fo² gwong¹ {huǒ guāng}

1. flame
2. blaze

火坑 fo² haang¹ {huǒ kēng}

1. pit of fire
2. fig. living hell

火候 fo² hau⁴ {huǒ hòu}

1. heat control
2. maturity
3. crucial moment

火器 fo² hei³ {huǒ qì}

1. firearm
2. CL: 架

火氣〔-气〕 fo² hei³ {huǒ qì}

1. anger
2. internal heat (TCM)

火鶴〔-鹤〕 fo² hok⁶ {huǒ hè}

1. flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden)
2. fire crane flower

火控 fo² hung³ {huǒ kòng}

fire control (gunnery)

火紅〔-红〕 fo² hung⁴ {huǒ hóng}

1. fiery
2. blazing

火印 fo² jan³ {huǒ yìn}

1. branded mark
2. brand

火油 fo² jau⁴ {huǒ yóu}

(dialect) kerosene

火兒〔-儿〕 fo² ji⁴ {huǒ r}

1. fire
2. fury
3. angry

火焰 fo² jim⁶ {huǒ yàn}

1. blaze
2. flame

火刑 fo² jing⁴ {huǒ xíng}

1. execution by fire
2. burning at the stake

火熱〔-热〕 fo² jit⁶ {huǒ rè}

1. fiery
2. burning
3. fervent
4. ardent
5. passionate

火藥〔-药〕 fo² joek⁶ {huǒ yào}

gunpowder

火鉗〔-钳〕 fo² kim⁴ {huǒ qián}

fire tongs

火辣 fo² laat⁶ {huǒ là}

1. painful heat
2. scorching
3. rude and forthright
4. provocative
5. hot
6. sexy

火犁 fo² lai⁴ {huǒ lí}

mechanical plow

火輪〔-轮〕 fo² leon⁴ {huǒ lún}

steamboat (old)

火力 fo² lik⁶ {huǒ lì}

1. fire
2. firepower

火爐〔-炉〕 fo² lou⁴ {huǒ lú}

stove

火龍〔-龙〕 fo² lung⁴ {huǒ lóng}

fiery dragon

火苗 fo² miu⁴ {huǒ miáo}

flame

火眼 fo² ngaan⁵ {huǒ yǎn}

pinkeye

火炮 fo² paau³ {huǒ pào}

1. cannon
2. gun
3. artillery

火盆 fo² pun⁴ {huǒ pén}

1. brazier
2. fire pan
3. hibachi

火山 fo² saan¹ {huǒ shān}

volcano

火勢〔-势〕 fo² sai³ {huǒ shì}

1. intensity of a fire
2. lively
3. flourishing

火神 fo² san⁴ {Huǒ shén}

1. God of fire
2. Vulcan

火石 fo² sek⁶ {huǒ shí}

flint (stone)

火線〔-线〕 fo² sin³ {huǒ xiàn}

1. firing line (battle)
2. live electrical wire

火線〔-线〕 fo² sin³ {Huǒ xiàn}

FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)

火星 fo² sing¹ {Huǒ xīng}

Mars (planet)

火星 fo² sing¹ {huǒ xīng}

spark

火成 fo² sing⁴ {huǒ chéng}

1. igneous (geology)
2. formed by fire
3. volcanic (rock)

火舌 fo² sit³ {huǒ shé}

tongue of flame

火燒〔-烧〕 fo² siu¹ {huǒ shāo}

1. to set fire to
2. to burn down
3. burning hot
4. baked cake

火炭 fo² taan³ {Huǒ Tàn}

Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)

火炭 fo² taan³ {huǒ tàn}

1. live coal
2. ember
3. burning coals

火腿 fo² teoi² {huǒ tuǐ}

1. ham
2. CL: 個

火燙〔-烫〕 fo² tong³ {huǒ tàng}

1. burning hot
2. fiery
3. to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs

火環〔-环〕 fo² waan⁴ {huǒ huán}

"Ring of Fire" (seismic zone surrounding the Pacific)

火鍋〔-锅〕 fo² wo¹ {huǒ guō}

hotpot

火湖 fo² wu⁴ {huǒ hú}

1. burning lake
2. lake of burning sulfur
3. inferno (in Christian mythology)

火狐 fo² wu⁴ {Huǒ hú}

Firefox (web browser)

火箭 fo² zin³ {huǒ jiàn}

1. rocket
2. CL: 枚

火災〔-灾〕 fo² zoi¹ {huǒ zāi}

fire (that burns buildings etc)

火葬 fo² zong³ {huǒ zàng}

to cremate

火燭〔-烛〕 fo² zuk¹ {huǒ zhú}

1. fire and candles
2. household things that burn

火種〔-种〕 fo² zung² {huǒ zhǒng}

1. tinder
2. source of a fire
3. inflammable material
4. (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)

火柴盒 fo² caai⁴ hap² {huǒ chái hé}

matchbox

火車軌〔-车轨〕 fo² ce¹ gwai² {huǒ chē guǐ}

train track; railway track

火車站〔-车-〕 fo² ce¹ zaam⁶ {huǒ chē zhàn}

railway station

火焰木 fo² jim⁶ muk⁶ {huǒ yàn mù}

African tulip tree / fountain tree / pichkari / Nandi flame (Spathodea campanulata)

火藥味〔-药-〕 fo² joek⁶ mei⁶ {huǒ yào wèi}

the smell of gunpowder; a sense of tension during a heated argument

火麒麟 fo² kei⁴ leon⁴ {huǒ qí lín}

Sensual Unicorn Magazine, a Hong Kong adult magazine

火麻仁 fo² maa⁴ jan⁴ {huǒ má rén}

(food) Cannabis seed herbal tea

火鉤子〔-钩-〕 fo² ngau¹ zi² {huǒ gōu zi}

fire stick; fire poker

火石洲 fo² sek⁶ zau¹ {huǒ shí zhōu}

Basalt Island, in Hong Kong

火水燈〔--灯〕 fo² seoi² dang¹ {huǒ shuǐ dēng}

oil lamp

火水爐〔--炉〕 fo² seoi² lou⁴ {huǒ shuǐ lú}

kerosene cooking stove

火頭軍〔-头军〕 fo² tau⁴ gwan¹ {huǒ tóu jūn}

an army cook

火遮眼 fo² ze¹ ngaan⁵ {huǒ zhē yǎn}

describes a person who is blinded by their emotions (especially when angry or agitated) and as a result has done something (such as acted aggressively or said something which is hurtful to others) which he/she didn't mean to do; to be in a moment of anger; to get into a sudden fit of anger

火燭車〔-烛车〕 fo² zuk¹ ce¹ {huǒ zhú chē}

a fire engine

火燭鬼〔-烛-〕 fo² zuk¹ gwai² {huǒ zhú guǐ}

(noun) a fireman

火把節〔--节〕 fo² baa² zit³ {huǒ bǎ jié}

Torch Festival

火斑鳩〔--鸠〕 fo² baan¹ kau¹ {huǒ bān jiū}

(Chinese bird species) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)

火車票〔-车-〕 fo² ce¹ piu³ {huǒ chē piào}

train ticket

火車頭〔-车头〕 fo² ce¹ tau⁴ {huǒ chē tóu}

1. train engine
2. locomotive

火車站〔-车-〕 fo² ce¹ zaam⁶ {huǒ chē zhàn}

train station

火槍手〔-枪-〕 fo² coeng¹ sau² {huǒ qiāng shǒu}

1. gunman
2. musketeer

火花塞 fo² faa¹ sak¹ {huǒ huā sāi}

spark plug

火筷子 fo² faai³ zi² {huǒ kuài zi}

1. fire tongs
2. hair curling tongs

火炬手 fo² geoi⁶ sau² {huǒ jù shǒu}

1. torchbearer
2. athlete carrying Olympic flame

火冠雀 fo² gun³ zoek³ {huǒ guān què}

(Chinese bird species) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)

火鶴花〔-鹤-〕 fo² hok⁶ faa¹ {huǒ hè huā}

1. flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden)
2. fire crane flower

火焰山 fo² jim⁶ saan¹ {huǒ yàn shān}

1. Mountain of Flames of legend
2. fig. insurmountable obstacle
3. Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang

火曜日 fo² jiu⁶ jat⁶ {Huǒ yào rì}

Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

火絨草〔-绒-〕 fo² jung⁴ cou² {huǒ róng cǎo}

edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)

火辣辣 fo² laat⁶ laat⁶ {huǒ là là}

1. painful heat
2. scorching
3. painful heat
4. rude and forthright
5. provocative
6. hot
7. sexy

火輪船〔-轮-〕 fo² leon⁴ syun⁴ {huǒ lún chuán}

steamboat

火烈鳥〔--鸟〕 fo² lit⁶ niu⁵ {huǒ liè niǎo}

flamingo

火龍果〔-龙-〕 fo² lung⁴ gwo² {huǒ lóng guǒ}

1. red pitaya
2. dragon fruit
3. dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)

火山帶〔--带〕 fo² saan¹ daai³ {huǒ shān dài}

volcanic belt

火山島〔--岛〕 fo² saan¹ dou² {huǒ shān dǎo}

volcanic island

火山灰 fo² saan¹ fui¹ {huǒ shān huī}

volcanic ash

火山口 fo² saan¹ hau² {huǒ shān kǒu}

volcanic crater

火山學〔--学〕 fo² saan¹ hok⁶ {huǒ shān xué}

volcanology

火山礫〔--砾〕 fo² saan¹ lik¹ {huǒ shān lì}

1. lapillus
2. lapilli

火山岩 fo² saan¹ ngaam⁴ {huǒ shān yán}

volcanic rock

火蜥蜴 fo² sik¹ jik⁶ {huǒ xī yì}

1. fire lizard
2. fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)

火星人 fo² sing¹ jan⁴ {Huǒ xīng rén}

Martian

火星文 fo² sing¹ man⁴ {Huǒ xīng wén}

1. lit. Martian language
2. fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand

火成岩 fo² sing⁴ ngaam⁴ {huǒ chéng yán}

1. igneous rock (geology)
2. volcanic rock

火燒雲〔-烧云〕 fo² siu¹ wan⁴ {huǒ shāo yún}

1. nuée ardente
2. hot cloud of volcanic ash

火腿腸〔--肠〕 fo² teoi² coeng² {huǒ tuǐ cháng}

ham sausage

火衛一〔-卫-〕 fo² wai⁶ jat¹ {huǒ wèi yī}

Phobos (first satellite of Mars)

火浣布 fo² wun⁵ bou³ {huǒ huàn bù}

asbestos cloth

火箭彈〔--弹〕 fo² zin³ daan² {huǒ jiàn dàn}

rocket (artillery)

火箭炮 fo² zin³ paau³ {huǒ jiàn pào}

rocket artillery

火箭筒 fo² zin³ tung² {huǒ jiàn tǒng}

1. bazooka
2. rocket launcher

火葬場〔--场〕 fo² zong³ coeng⁴ {huǒ zàng chǎng}

crematorium

火炬計劃〔--计划〕 fo² geoi⁶ gai³ waak⁶ {Huǒ jù jì huà}

the China Torch Program (a plan to develop new and advanced technology)

火紅火綠〔-红-绿〕 fo² hung⁴ fo² luk⁶ {huǒ hóng huo lǜ}

blazing with anger

火燒眼眉〔-烧--〕 fo² siu¹ ngaan⁵ mei⁴ {huǒ shao yǎn méi}

(Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) danger is right in front of someone

火德星君 fo² dak¹ sing¹ gwan¹ {Huǒ dé xīng jūn}

spirit of the planet Mars

火地群島〔---岛〕 fo² dei⁶ kwan⁴ dou² {Huǒ dì Qún dǎo}

Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia

火影忍者 fo² jing² jan² ze² {Huǒ yǐng Rěn zhě}

Naruto, manga and anime series

火尾希鶥〔---鹛〕 fo² mei⁵ hei¹ mei⁴ {huǒ wěi xī méi}

(Chinese bird species) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)

火尾綠鶥〔--绿鹛〕 fo² mei⁵ luk⁶ mei⁴ {huǒ wěi lǜ méi}

(Chinese bird species) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)

火冒三丈 fo² mou⁶ saam¹ zoeng⁶ {huǒ mào sān zhàng}

to get really angry

火眼金睛 fo² ngaan⁵ gam¹ zing¹ {huǒ yǎn jīn jīng}

1. piercing eyes
2. discerning eyes

火奴魯魯〔--鲁鲁〕 fo² nou⁴ lou⁵ lou⁵ {Huǒ nú lǔ lǔ}

1. Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
2. also called 檀香山

火山爆發〔---发〕 fo² saan¹ baau³ faat³ {huǒ shān bào fā}

volcanic eruption

火山灰土 fo² saan¹ fui¹ tou² {Huǒ shān Huī tǔ}

Andosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)

火山活動〔---动〕 fo² saan¹ wut⁶ dung⁶ {huǒ shān huó dòng}

1. volcanic activity
2. volcanism

火星快車〔---车〕 fo² sing¹ faai³ ce¹ {Huǒ xīng kuài chē}

Mars express, EU spacecraft

火成碎屑 fo² sing⁴ seoi³ sit³ {huǒ chéng suì xiè}

pyroclastic

火燒火燎〔-烧--〕 fo² siu¹ fo² liu⁴ {huǒ shāo huǒ liáo}

1. restless with anxiety
2. unbearably hot and anxious

火燒眉毛〔-烧--〕 fo² siu¹ mei⁴ mou⁴ {huǒ shāo méi mao}

1. lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
2. extreme emergency

火上加油 fo² soeng⁶ gaa¹ jau⁴ {huǒ shàng jiā yóu}

1. to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
2. to enrage people and make matters worse

火上澆油〔--浇-〕 fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴ {huǒ shàng jiāo yóu}

1. to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
2. to enrage people and make matters worse

火樹銀花〔-树银-〕 fo² syu⁶ ngan⁴ faa¹ {huǒ shù yín huā}

display of fireworks and lanterns

火中取栗 fo² zung¹ ceoi² leot⁶ {huǒ zhōng qǔ lì}

1. lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
2. fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

火車未到站〔-车---〕 fo² ce¹ mei⁶ dou³ zaam⁶ {huǒ chē wèi dào zhàn}

(noun) Train not yet arrives the station

火焰噴射器〔--喷--〕 fo² jim⁶ pan³ se⁶ hei³ {huǒ yàn pēn shè qì}

flamethrower

火藥味甚濃〔-药--浓〕 fo² joek⁶ mei⁶ sam⁶ nung⁴ {huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng}

1. strong smell of gunpowder
2. fig. tense situation
3. stand-off

火力發電廠〔--发电厂〕 fo² lik⁶ faat³ din⁶ cong² {huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng}

fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)

火尾太陽鳥〔---阳鸟〕 fo² mei⁵ taai³ joeng⁴ niu⁵ {huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)

火山碎屑流 fo² saan¹ seoi³ sit³ lau⁴ {huǒ shān suì xiè liú}

pyroclastic flow

火星撞地球 fo² sing¹ zong⁶ dei⁶ kau⁴ {Huǒ xīng zhuàng Dì qiú}

clash that leaves both sides shattered

火場留守分隊〔-场---队〕 fo² coeng⁴ lau⁴ sau² fan¹ deoi⁶ {huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì}

detachment left to provide covering fire

火山爆發指數〔---发-数〕 fo² saan¹ baau³ faat³ zi² sou³ {huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù}

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

火箭推進榴彈〔---进-弹〕 fo² zin³ teoi¹ zeon³ lau⁴ daan² {huǒ jiàn tuī jìn liú dàn}

rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)