起火
hei2 fo2qǐ huǒ
English
- to catch fire
- to cook
- to get angry
- to start a fire
粵語 — Cantonese
- 令啲火出現
Examples
起火原因不明。
The cause of the fire is not known.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
消防員到達竝發現了起火的房子。
Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered the house in flames.
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
山上的那棵高大的老核桃樹被雷擊中並起火了。
The large old walnut tree on the hill was struck by lightning and caught fire.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
鑽木起火
to start a fire by drilling woods
起火原因有可疑。
The cause of the fire was suspicious.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk