聖火

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See also: 圣火

Chinese

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holy; sacred; saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (聖火)
simp. (圣火)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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聖火

  1. (religion) holy fire; sacred flame
  2. Short for 奧運聖火奥运圣火 (Àoyùn shènghuǒ).

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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/seːkwa//seːka/

From Middle Chinese compound 聖火 (MC syengH xwaX, literally “holy or sacred fire”). Compare modern Mandarin sacred fire; Olympic flame圣火.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)() (seikaせいくわ (seikwa)?

  1. a sacred fire or flame
  2. the Olympic torch

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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聖火 (seonghwa) (hangeul 성화)

  1. hanja form? of 성화 (holy flame; Olympic flame)