created sense approved 放火 · fànghuǒ · to set on fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
放火
fànghuǒ
to set on fire
To intentionally set something on fire or commit arson
放, 火
放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to set off 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
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created sense approved 放火 · fànghuǒ · to create trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
放火
fànghuǒ
to create trouble
To stir up trouble or incite a disturbance
放, 火
放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to let oneself go 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
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created sense approved 放火 · fànghuǒ · to display lanterns — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
放火
fànghuǒ
to display lanterns
(literary) To light and display decorative lanterns during a festival; famous for its use in the proverb [[只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯|只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈|zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1]]
放, 火
放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to set off 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 放火 · fànghuǒ · to backfire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
放火
fànghuǒ
to backfire
(of an internal combustion engine) to have a premature explosion in the cylinder or exhaust
放, 火
放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to set off 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition