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放火
Mandarin · pinyin fàng huǒ
Meanings
- to set on fire
- to commit arson
- to create a disturbance
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4–3 · fang4 huo3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fong3 fo2
Cantonese word readings for 放火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- (intransitive) to set on fire, specifically to commit arson
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