粵

付fu6之zi1一jat1炬geoi6

fu6 zi1 jat1 geoi6fù zhī yī jù

English

  1. to put to the torch (idiom)
  2. to commit to the flames
  3. to burn sth down deliberately
  4. (formal) to be burnt away; to turn into ashes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (正式)因為火災而失去

Examples

  • 佢嘅實驗室發生火警,一生嘅研究付之一炬。

    There was a fire outbreak in his lab. All of his research that he devoted his life in had turned into ashes.

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

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