lit6 fo2烈火
Jyutpinglit6 fo2
Yaleliht fó
Definition
Raging fire; intense and violent flames.
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How it's used
Used primarily in descriptive or dramatic contexts rather than everyday conversation. It often appears in idioms or literary descriptions to emphasize the intensity and destructive power of a fire. When describing a common fire, people usually prefer using 火 or 大火 instead.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a simple cooking fire or a small candle flame, as it implies a massive, uncontrollable, or intense blaze.
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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.
