guǐ​huǒ

will-o'-the-wisp

鬼火 guǐ​huǒ
will-o'-the-wisp noun
A phosphorescent light seen at night over marshy ground or in graveyards, also known as a jack-o'-lantern or ignis fatuus, typically caused by the combustion of natural gases.

Several green will-o'-the-wisps flickered in the wilderness, looking particularly eerie.

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0.554 per million

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