鬼火

Chinese

ghost; sly; crafty
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (鬼火)
simp. #(鬼火)

Pronunciation


Noun

鬼火

  1. will o' the wisp; ignis fatuus (Classifier: m)

Synonyms

Compounds

  • 鬼火咁靚鬼火咁靓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おに
Grade: S
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
鬼火 (onibi): a 1712 illustration of a will o' the wisp.

Etymology

Compound of (oni, ghost, devil) + (hi, fire).[1][2][3][4] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おに)() (onibi) 

  1. a will o' the wisp
    Synonyms: 狐火 (kitsunebi), 陰火 (inka), 幽霊火 (yūreibi), 野火 (yaka)

Proper noun

(おに)() (Onibi) 

  1. short for 鬼火焚 (Onibitaki), a fire matsuri (Japanese festival) held around Kyūshū on 7 (in some places, 14) January

Synonyms

  • (January fire festivals, not just in Kyūshū):
  • (fire festival in general): 火祭(ひまつ) (himatsuri)

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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