[--]

Jyutping hung4 tau4 fo2 caai4
Pinyin hóng tóu huǒ chái

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    red-tip match (fire-starter)
    (syn.) 紅頭自來火
    • 王先生出去以後,他的太太吃了一包紅頭火柴自殺。
      王先生出去以后,他的太太吃了一包红头火柴自杀。
      wáng xiān sheng chū qù yǐ hòu , tā de tài tài chī le yī bāo hóng tóu huǒ chái zì shā .
      After Mr. Wang left, his wife committed suicide by eating a pack of red-tip matches.
  2. noun, figuratively
    someone who is hotheaded
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    王先生出去以后,他的太太吃了一包红头火柴自杀。
    王先生出去以後,他的太太吃了一包紅頭火柴自殺。
    wáng xiān sheng chū qù yǐ hòu , tā de tài tài chī le yī bāo hóng tóu huǒ chái zì shā .
    • After Mr. Wang left, his wife committed suicide by eating a pack of red-tip matches.