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閂火

saan1 fo2

shuan1 huo3

[1] to turn off the lights [2] to turn off the stove / oven

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 224

閂火

閂 saan1 zuo4 zao4 zao2 shuan1 - to fasten with a bolt; to latch; a latch
火 fo2 huo3 - fire

This word was added by tym on 21st Aug 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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