粵

起hei2火fo2

hei2 fo2qǐ huǒ

English

  1. to catch fire
  2. to cook
  3. to get angry
  4. to start a fire

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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