lín
huǒ

technical
noun

Meaning of 磷火

磷火 means phosphorescent light produced by burning phosphine; will-o'-the-wisp; foxfire. Pronounced lín huǒ.

  • phosphorescent light produced by burning phosphine; will-o'-the-wisp; foxfire

Definitions & Examples

wǎn
zǒu
zài
fén
jìn
 
yǒu
shí
huì
kàn
dào
lín
huǒ
 
ràng
rén
gǎn
dào
hài
 

Walking near the graveyard at night, one sometimes sees phosphorescent lights, which can be frightening.

Cūn
mín
men
wài
chū
xiàn
de
lín
huǒ
jiào
zuò
guǐ
huǒ
 

Villagers call the phosphorescent lights that appear in the wild 'ghost fires'.

xué
jiā
jiě
shì
shuō
 
lín
huǒ
shí
shang
shì
lín
huà
qīng
rán
shāo
chǎn
shēng
de
huǒ
 

Scientists explain that will-o'-the-wisps are actually flames produced by the spontaneous combustion of phosphine.

Jiù
xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
cháng
miáo
xiě
de
lín
huǒ
 
zēng
tiān
le
kǒng
fēn
 

Old novels often describe phosphorescent lights in cemeteries, adding to the horror atmosphere.

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