點火 [点－]

Jyutping dim2 fo2
Pinyin diǎn huǒ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to ignite
  2. to light a fire
  3. to agitate
  4. to start an engine
  5. ignition
  6. fig. to stir up trouble
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to provoke
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由​冇​火變​到​有​火焰
    to kindle a fire; to light a fire
    • 冇火柴點樣點火啊？
      冇火柴点样点火啊？
      mou5 fo2 caai4 dim2 joeng6 dim2 fo2 aa3
      How can we light a fire without a match?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to light a fire; to ignite
  2. verb, figuratively
    to incite a fight or a quarrel
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #849
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们没点火。
    我們沒點火。
    wǒ men méi diǎn huǒ 。
    • We didn't start the fire.
  2. Mandarin
    汤姆用尽了火柴，不能点火了。
    湯姆用盡了火柴，不能點火了。
    tāng mǔ yòng jìn le huǒ chái ， bù néng diǎn huǒ le 。
    • Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.
  3. Mandarin
    一点火花让火药爆炸。
    一點火花讓火藥爆炸。
    yī diǎn huǒ huā ràng huǒ yào bào zhà 。
    • A spark caused the gunpowder to explode.
    • A spark led the gunpowder to explode.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    点火
    點火
    dim2 fo2
    • to light a fire
    • to ignite
  2. Cantonese
    冇火柴点样点火啊？
    冇火柴點樣點火啊？
    mou5 fo2 caai4 dim2 joeng6 dim2 fo2 aa3
    • How can we light a fire without a match?
  3. Cantonese
    煽风点火
    煽風點火
    sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2
    • to instigate; to stir up
  4. Cantonese
    原来系佢喺度煽风点火，唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦！
    原來係佢喺度煽風點火，唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦！
    jyun4 loi4 hai6 keoi5 hai5 dou6 sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2, m4 gwaai3 zi1 dak1 ngo5 jau5 gam3 do1 si6 fei1 laa1!
    • So it was him stirring things up, no wonder there's so much gossip about me.