火水

火水

1. (Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Leizhou Min) kerosene

Of 火(ひ) (hi, “fire”) + 水(みず) (mizu, “water”). Attested from the 13th century.[1]

• IPA^(key): [çimʲizɨᵝ]

火(ひ)水(みず) • (himizu) ^{←ひみづ (fimidu)?}

1. fire and water

   Synonym: 水火 (suika)

2. bitterness, suffering; an agony akin to burning and drowning
3. a violent force; a force similar to conflagration or flood
4. mutually incompatible people or things; an extremely bad relationship; (people or things) as incompatible as fire and water

   Synonym: 犬猿 (ken'en, literally “dog and monkey”)

Of 火(か) (ka, “fire”) + 水(すい) (sui, “water”). Attested from the 15th century.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ka̠sɨᵝi]

火(か)水(すい) • (kasui) ^{←くわすい (kwasui)?}

1. fire and water

   Synonym: 水火 (suika)

2. extreme difficulty, a dire situation, a heart-breaking situation
3. (something) contrary to convention, tradition, or personal nature; against the usual order of things

• 火(か) (ka, “Tuesday”, abbreviation)
• 水(すい) (sui, “Wednesday”, abbreviation)