刀山火海

刀山火海

Chinese

			a sea of flames, a sheet of flames
simp. and trad. (刀山火海)		刀山	火海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāoshānhuǒhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ saan¹ fo² hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dāoshānhuǒhǎi [Phonetic: dāoshānhuóhǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daushanhuuohae
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou¹ saan¹ fo² hoi²
    • Yale: dōu sāan fó hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ saan¹ fo² hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ san¹ fo² hoi²
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ hɔːy̯³⁵/

Idiom

刀山火海

1. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; (figuratively) extreme danger