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點火

简 点火 · 繁 點火
Mandarin · pinyin diǎn huǒ

Meanings

  1. to ignite
  2. to light a fire
  3. to agitate
  4. to start an engine
  5. ignition
  6. fig. to stir up trouble
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Characters in this entry

點
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
点
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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3–3 · dian3 huo3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim2 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 點火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dim2 fo2

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verb

  1. to light a fire; to ignite
  2. (figurative) to incite a fight or a quarrel

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