"下火" meaning in Chinese

See 下火 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /haː²² fɔː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /haː²² fɔː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiàhuǒ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], haa⁶ fo² [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiàhuǒ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siàhuǒ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsia⁴-huo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syà-hwǒ [Mandarin, Yale], shiahhuoo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сяхо [Mandarin, Palladius], sjaxo [Mandarin, Palladius], hah fó [Cantonese, Yale], haa⁶ fo² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ha⁶ fo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 下火
  1. to ignite; to set on fire Synonyms: 點火
    Sense id: en-下火-zh-verb-8asTaABM
  2. (Cantonese, traditional Chinese medicine) to eliminate excessive internal heat Tags: Cantonese, Chinese, traditional Categories (topical): Traditional Chinese medicine
    Sense id: en-下火-zh-verb-fWFa6HfZ Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 63 17 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to cum; to ejaculate Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, slang
    Sense id: en-下火-zh-verb-NT8jF-CD Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 去火 (qùhuǒ), 座火 (zo6 fo2) [Cantonese], 敗火 (bàihuǒ), 败火 (bàihuǒ), 清心 (qīngxīn), 清火 [Hokkien], 清熱 (qīngrè), 清热 (qīngrè), 瀉火 [Hokkien], 泻火 [Hokkien], 退火 [Hokkien], 降火 (jiànghuǒ)

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      "zh-pron": "xiàhuǒ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ fo²"
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      "zh-pron": "xiàhuǒ"
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      "zh-pron": "siàhuǒ"
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      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-huo³"
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      "zh-pron": "syà-hwǒ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahhuoo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяхо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaxo"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "hah fó"
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      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ fo²"
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      "zh-pron": "ha⁶ fo²"
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "roman": "bàihuǒ",
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      "word": "清心"
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      "zh-pron": "xiàhuǒ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ fo²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xiàhuǒ"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàhuǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-huo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-hwǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahhuoo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяхо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaxo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hah fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ha⁶ fo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² fɔː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² fɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "qùhuǒ",
      "word": "去火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zo6 fo2",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "座火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bàihuǒ",
      "word": "敗火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bàihuǒ",
      "word": "败火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qīngxīn",
      "word": "清心"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "清火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qīngrè",
      "word": "清熱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qīngrè",
      "word": "清热"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "瀉火"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "泻火"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "退火"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiànghuǒ",
      "word": "降火"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下火"
}

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