dim2 fo2點火点火
Jyutpingdim2 fo2
Yaledím fó
Definition
To light a fire or ignite.
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How it's used
Beyond the literal act of starting a fire, this expression is frequently used metaphorically to describe someone who provokes conflict or stirs up trouble. It carries a sense of intentionality, suggesting that the person is actively trying to ignite a volatile situation. When used in this figurative sense, it often appears in the phrase 點火頭.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean turning on a light switch, which is 開燈. Learners sometimes confuse the two because of the word fire, but it is strictly for combustion or metaphorical provocation.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
