daai6 fo2大火
Jyutpingdaai6 fo2
Yaledaaih fó
Definition
A large, uncontrolled fire or blaze.
neutralother
How it's used
Refers specifically to a large scale, uncontrolled blaze rather than just a small flame or a cooking fire. It implies a sense of emergency and danger, often appearing in news reports or when describing serious accidents. Unlike smaller fires, it typically requires professional intervention from the fire department.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
There is a huge fire in that building, it's so scary.
Do you know why a big fire started suddenly?
Related words
Common phrases
a big fire breaks out
to extinguish a large fire
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the cooking term 大火, which refers to high heat on a stove. Context is crucial to distinguish between a dangerous disaster and a cooking instruction.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
