火藥

See also: 火药

Chinese

 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
medicine; drug; cure
trad. (火藥)
simp. (火药)

Pronunciation


Noun

火藥

  1. gunpowder
    中國人發明指南針火藥造紙印刷術中國發明 [MSC, trad.]
    中国人发明指南针火药造纸印刷术中国发明 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguórén fāmíng le zhǐnánzhēn, huǒyào, zàozhǐ hé yìnshuāshù, bèi chēng zhī wéi Zhōngguó Sì Dà Fāmíng. [Pinyin]
    The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.
  2. (dialectal Hakka, dialectal Wu) match (for lighting candles, cigars, etc.)

Synonyms

  • (match):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (火藥):
  • Japanese: ()(やく) (kayaku)
  • Korean: 화약(火藥) (hwayak)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
やく
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

()(やく) • (kayaku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 火薬

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

火藥 • (hwayak) (hangeul 화약)

  1. Hanja form? of 화약 (gunpowder).
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