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English

1. to set on fire
2. to commit arson
3. to commit arson

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 特登令到物件著火，破壞財產

Examples

• 縱火案

  arson

• 暴徒縱火燒車。

  The gangsters started a fire and burnt the car.

• 昨晚的火災被斷定為由縱火引起的。

  The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 今日在德国，反暴力集会着落到了德国的很多城市，包括周一在汉堡附近一场纵火袭击中3名突厥人被杀害的地方。

  In Germany today, anti-violence rallies took place in several cities, including one near Hamburg where three Turks were killed in an arson attack on Monday.

  Tatoeba · Uyturk CC BY