guǐ​huǒ

will-o'-the-wisp

  • created reference approved 鬼火 → 团/團 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鬼火 guǐ​huǒ

    团 / 團 tuán

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 鬼火 → 磷火 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鬼火 guǐ​huǒ

    磷火 lín​huǒ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 鬼火 · guǐ​huǒ · will-o'-the-wisp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鬼火

    guǐ​huǒ

    will-o'-the-wisp

    a ghostly blue or green light seen at night over bogs or in graveyards, caused by the spontaneous combustion of gas from decaying matter; also known as [[磷火|磷火|lin2 huo3]]

    鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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

    created sense