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消防

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: siao1 huang5
POJ: siau-huâng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to fight and prevent fires, firefighting
消防

Wiktionary tags 消防 as a verb ('to prevent and fight fire'), but in practice it is almost always used attributively as a noun modifier (as in 消防車, 消防隊), so the best part-of-speech fit is somewhat uncertain.

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