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發熱

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: huag4 riag8
POJ: huak-jia̍k
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

verb: to generate heat, to have a fever
發熱

Several distinct senses (give off heat, run a fever, be hotheaded, be obsessed with) share this reading; entry foregrounds the two most concrete/common senses.

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