shèng​huǒ

sacred fire

  • created sense approved 圣火/聖火 · shèng​huǒ · sacred fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圣火 / 聖火

    shèng​huǒ

    sacred fire

    sacred fire; specifically refers to the Olympic flame or torches used at other major sporting events

    圣 (literal) → 圣/聖 · shèng · holy 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 圣火/聖火 · shèng​huǒ · Buddhist oil lamp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圣火 / 聖火

    shèng​huǒ

    Buddhist oil lamp

    (bound form) Buddhist oil lamp burning in front of a statue or image of Buddha

    圣 (literal) → 圣/聖 · shèng · holy 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense