粵

導dou6火fo2線sin3

simp导火线
dou6 fo2 sin3dǎo huǒ xiàn

English

  1. fuse (for explosives)
  2. (fig.) proximate cause
  3. the last straw
  4. direct and immediate cause that touches off another event; trigger; spark
  5. fuse

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 觸發事件嘅直接近因(量詞:條)
  2. 引爆爆炸物嘅引線(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 戰爭嘅導火線

    an incident that triggered the war ----

  • 你要燃點條導火線先可以引爆個炸藥。

    You need to light the fuse to explode the explosive.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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