縱火

See also: 纵火

Chinese

		even if; release; vertical	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (縱火)		縱	火
simp. (纵火)		纵	火

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zònghuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ fo²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiòng-hé / chhiòng-hér / chhiòng-hóe / chhiòng-hóⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zònghuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zònghuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: tsung⁴-huo³
    • Yale: dzùng-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonqhuoo
    • Palladius: цзунхо (czunxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zung³ fo²
    • Yale: jung fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ fɔː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-hé
    • Tâi-lô: tshiòng-hé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiornghea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-hér
    • Tâi-lô: tshiòng-hér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-hóe
    • Tâi-lô: tshiòng-hué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiornghoea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-hóⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiòng-hónn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiornghvor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ̃⁵³/

Verb

縱火

1. (formal) to set on fire; to set fire to; to commit arson

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 放火 (“to set on fire; to commit arson”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		放火, 縱火
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	放火
	Singapore	放火
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	放火
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	放火
Cantonese	Hong Kong	放火
Gan	Nanchang	放火
	Lichuan	放火
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	放火
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	放火
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	放火
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	放火
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	放火
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	放火

Derived terms

• 縱火犯／纵火犯 (zònghuǒfàn)