起火 [－－]

Jyutping hei2 fo2
Pinyin qǐ huo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    a type of traditional Chinese firework

起火 [－－]

Jyutping hei2 fo2
Pinyin qǐ huǒ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to catch fire
  2. to cook
  3. to get angry
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令​啲​火​出現
    to start a fire
    • 鑽木起火
      钻木起火
      to start a fire by drilling woods
    • 起火原因有可疑。
      起火原因有可疑。
      The cause of the fire was suspicious.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to catch fire; to ignite
  2. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to start cooking; to prepare meals
  3. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to get angry
    (syn.) 使性子, 烧色, 起花光, 有氣, 盛怒, 挂气, 上火, 苦气, 犯脾氣, 急眼, 恼火, 有气, 发飙, 使癖, 發性地, 鬧脾氣, 癀發, 发脾气, 怒, 闹脾气, 使性地, 忿懥, 動怒, 發老脾, 惱怒, 發呴, 受气, 發癀, 惱火, 燒色, 掛氣, 耍脾氣, 发呴, 冒烟, 大怒, 爆气, 受氣, 發臉, 冒煙, 生氣, 使气, 火癀, 犯脾气, 發脾氣, 𡳞火, 火大, 使颈, 恼怒, 发脸, 耍態度, 发火, 急, 戳火, 耍脾气, 見氣, 奭, 威怒, 氣惱, 使頸, 發飆, 惹气, 起性地, 弄性子, 惹氣, 震怒, 起性, 使氣, 发癀, 发性地, 动怒, 尥蹶子, 见气, 生气, 发脾四, 爆氣, 气恼, 发老脾, 發脾四, 癀发, 發火, 耍态度, 苦氣
  4. noun, historical
    a type of traditional Chinese firework
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    起火原因不明。
    起火原因不明。
    qǐ huǒ yuán yīn bù míng 。
    • The cause of the fire is not known.
    • The cause of the fire is unknown.
  2. Mandarin
    大楼起火了。
    大樓起火了。
    dà lóu qǐ huǒ le 。
    • The house is burning.
    • The apartment building is on fire.
  3. Mandarin
    消防员到达竝发现了起火的房子。
    消防員到達竝發現了起火的房子。
    xiāo fáng yuán dào dá bìng fā xiàn le qǐ huǒ de fáng zi 。
    • Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered the house in flames.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    防烟门后面摆咁多杂物，真系要走起火警上嚟就知味道。
    防煙門後面擺咁多雜物，真係要走起火警上嚟就知味道。
    fong4 jin1 mun4 hau6 min6 baai2 gam3 do1 zaap6 mat6, zan1 hai6 jiu3 zau2 hei2 fo2 ging2 soeng5 lai4 zau6 zi1 mei6 dou6.
    • Putting so much stuff behind the fire door, you won't be able to escape once you have to.
  2. Cantonese
    㖊晚葵涌有货仓突然起火。
    噚晚葵涌有貨倉突然起火。
    cam4 maan5 kwai4 cung1 jau5 fo3 cong1 dat6 jin4 hei2 fo2.
    • Last night, a warehouse in Kwai Chung caught fire.
  3. Cantonese
    钻木起火
    鑽木起火
    • to start a fire by drilling woods
  4. Cantonese
    起火原因有可疑。
    起火原因有可疑。
    • The cause of the fire was suspicious.