烟火 (yān huǒ) — fireworks; smoke and fire
Definition
Literary 'smoke and fire' (esp. in 禁止烟火 — no smoking/fires), and the everyday word for 'fireworks' (more colloquial than 烟花). Compare 烟 (smoke/cigarette) and 火焰 (active blaze).
noun
fireworkssmoke and fire
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 烟火。Chūn jié wǒ men fàng yān huǒ.We set off fireworks during Spring Festival.
- 烟火。Zhè lǐ jìn zhǐ yān huǒ.Smoke and fire are prohibited here.
- 烟火。Zuó wǎn de yān huǒ biǎo yǎn fēi cháng jīng cǎi.Last night's fireworks show was spectacular.
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