WordTaiwan frequency #20,331
炮火
ㄆㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
“artillery fire; gunfire; shells and ammunition”
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- 火車ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜtrain; a railway vehicle powered originally by steam, now mostly electric; historically a fire-powered war machine in ancient China
- 火車站ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋtrain station; railway station where trains stop for passengers to board and alight.
- 火力ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋfirepower; the force or capacity of weapons; energy produced by burning fuel such as coal
- 煙火ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇfireworks; smoke and fire; cooked food; (literary) beacon fire; (literary) descendants, posterity; (Taiwan) fire alarm
- 火災ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞfire disaster; conflagration; serious fire in a city, forest, or other area; can be natural or caused by human negligence or arson
- 火箭ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋrocket; a vehicle propelled by jet engines for travel in atmosphere or space; can launch satellites or carry warheads as a weapon; an ancient incendiary arrow weapon
- 起火ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇto catch fire; to ignite; to start a fire; to get angry; (Taiwan) a skyrocket firework
- 火焰ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄢˋflame; blaze; the visible, burning part of a fire.
- 戰火ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇthe flames of war; the ravages of war; armed conflict; warfare
- 鞭炮ㄅㄧㄢ ㄆㄠˋfirecrackers; a string of small firecrackers; often lit during celebrations such as Chinese New Year
- 燈火ㄉㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇlights; illumination from lamps or lanterns; city lights at night; festive or street lighting.
- 火腿ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇham; cured pork leg, often reddish in color.