stoker; cook; boiler man
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
stoker; boiler man (in charge of fueling and maintaining a furnace or boiler)
archaicAn old-fashioned term for a worker who operates a boiler or furnace, typically on ships, trains, or in factories.
Huǒ火
chē车
shàng上
de的
huǒ火
fū夫
fù负
zé责
gěi给
zhēng蒸
qì汽
jī机
chē车
tiān添
méi煤
。
The stoker on the train was responsible for shoveling coal into the steam locomotive.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
de的
lǎo老
huǒ火
fū夫
zài在
guō锅
lú炉
fáng房
gōng工
zuò作
le了
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
。
The old stoker at the factory worked in the boiler room his whole life.
noun
cook; kitchen helper (responsible for tasks like carrying water and cooking in an institution)
archaicAn old term for a low-ranking kitchen worker in military, government, or school settings, responsible for manual labor like fetching water and basic cooking.
Jūn军
duì队
lǐ里
de的
huǒ火
fū夫
tiān天
bú不
liàng亮
jiù就
yào要
qǐ起
lái来
tiāo挑
shuǐ水
zuò做
fàn饭
。
The cooks in the army had to get up before dawn to fetch water and prepare meals.
Tā他
zài在
xué学
xiào校
de的
shí食
táng堂
dāng当
guo过
huǒ火
fū夫
。
He once worked as a kitchen helper in the school cafeteria.
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"
Huǒ火
fū夫
"
yě也
cháng常
xiě写
zuò作
"
huǒ伙
fū夫
"
。
"Huǒfū" is also commonly written as "伙夫".