粵

失sat1火fo2

sat1 fo2shī huǒ

English

  1. to catch fire; to be on fire
  2. to catch fire accidentally

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 意外著火,不受控制咁焚燒

Examples

  • "失火了!" 他大叫。

    "Fire!" he cried.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 木造的房子最容易失火。

    Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire.

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 你看,那邊正在冒煙,那棟大廈一定是失火了。

    Look at that smoke. That building must be on fire.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 架郵輪爆炸失火,目前死傷人數不明。

    A cruise exploded and caught fire. The number of casualties is currently unknown.

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

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