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磷火
lín​huǒ

will-o'-the-wisp

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
磷火 lín​huǒ
will-o'-the-wisp
a bluish-green flame produced by the spontaneous combustion of phosphine gas from decaying organic matter, often seen in graveyards at night; also known as 鬼火 guǐ​huǒ

Frequency

Written text
0.105 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 鬼火 guǐ​huǒ

Synonym

  • 磷 lín

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)