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粵語辭叢

香火

hoeng1 fo2included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01

祭祀果陣燒嘅衣紙同埋香燭 (joss sticks, incense or candles that are burning, usually during rites of worship)

名詞

Examples

香火鼎盛

hoeng1 fo2 ding2 sing6

to have a lot of incense burning (to have many worshipers)

02

後代嘅繼承;#子嗣 ((particularly male) descendant; offspring)

Examples

斷絕香火

tyun5 zyut6 hoeng1 fo2

one's family/genetic line ends with him

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /hœːŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

01

joss stick and candles burning at a temple

02

temple attendant

03

ancestral sacrifices

04

burning joss sticks, incense coil, etc.

05

small red bag containing incense ash, used as a good luck charm