Dictionary/燃起

燃起

rán qǐ

ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ
V
1to ignite
2to light
3fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)

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Example

ruò若huǒ火rán qǐ燃起,diǎn点rán燃jīng荆jí棘cóng丛,shāo烧jí及hé禾jià稼duī堆duǒ垛huò或tián田jiān间lì立suì穗,zé则diǎn点huǒ火zhī之rén人xū须péi赔cháng偿sǔn损shī失。
若火燃起,点燃荆棘丛,烧及禾稼堆垛或田间立穗,则点火之人须赔偿损失。
If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.