交火

Chinese

		to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (交火)		交	火
simp. #(交火)		交	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāohuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāohuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaohuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-huo³
    • Yale: jyāu-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiauhuoo
    • Palladius: цзяохо (czjaoxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau¹ fo²
    • Yale: gāau fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

Verb

交火

1. to exchange fire

Synonyms

• 交兵 (jiāobīng) (literary)
• 交戰／交战 (jiāozhàn)
• 交鋒／交锋 (jiāofēng) (figurative)
• 作戰／作战 (zuòzhàn)
• 戰／战 (zhàn)
• 打仗 (dǎzhàng)
• 打響／打响 (dǎxiǎng)
• 拍戰／拍战 (Hokkien)
• 挑戰／挑战 (tiǎozhàn)
• 接觸／接触 (jiēchù)
• 構兵／构兵 (gòubīng) (literary)
• 開火／开火 (kāihuǒ)