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磷火

línhuǒ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 will-o'-the-wisp
  2. 2 phosphorescent flame
  3. 3 ignis fatuus

Examples

夜里坟地上偶尔会出现磷火。
Yèlǐ féndì shang ǒu'ěr huì chūxiàn línhuǒ.
At night, will-o'-the-wisps sometimes appear over graveyards.
古人把磷火叫做"鬼火"。
Gǔrén bǎ línhuǒ jiàozuò "guǐhuǒ".
The ancients called phosphorescent flames 'ghost fire'.

Tips

culture
磷火 is the scientific name for the pale flames sometimes seen in graveyards or marshes — caused by phosphine (PH₃) self-igniting in air. In folklore it is called 鬼火 (guǐhuǒ, 'ghost fire') and was thought to be the souls of the dead.

Stroke Order

磷 lín
火 huǒ