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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1烽燧 烽燧 fēng suìfeng1 sui4fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
2古烽燧 古烽燧 fēng suìgu3 feng1 sui4ancient fire beacon towers (archaeological sites in Xinjiang)
3 suìsui4fire; speculum; to obtain fire by drilling wood, striking flint, sun's rays etc
4燧人 燧人 suì rénSui4 ren2Suiren, legendary inventor of fire
5燧人氏 燧人氏 suì rén shìSui4 ren2 shi4Suirenshi, legendary inventor of fire
6燧石 燧石 suì shísui4 shi2flint
7钻燧取火 鑽燧取火 zuān suì huǒzuan1 sui4 qu3 huo3to strike flint to produce sparks (idiom)