rán​qǐ

to spark off

  • created sense approved 燃起 · rán​qǐ · to kindle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    燃起

    rán​qǐ

    to kindle

    to ignite or light a fire; to catch fire

    燃, 起

    燃 (literal) → 燃 · rán · to burn 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to begin [action]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 燃起 · rán​qǐ · to spark off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    燃起

    rán​qǐ

    to spark off

    (figurative) to spark off or trigger something like hopes, controversy, or a revolution

    燃, 起

    燃 (literal) → 燃 · rán · to spark 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to begin [action]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense