放火 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 放火

放火

Definition to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance

Usage

中文释义 ①有意破坏，引火烧毁房屋、粮草、森林等。②比喻煽动或发动骚乱事件。

Characters 放 fàng 火 huǒ

COMMON WORDS WITH 放火
	杀人放火 ( 殺人放火 ) shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson ( 殺人放火 )
	放火烧山 ( 放火燒山 ) fàng huǒ shāo shān set the mountain on fire ( 放火燒山 )
	只许州官放火 ( 只許州官放火 ) zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ Only state officials set fire ( 只許州官放火 )
	只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 ( 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 ) zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi ( 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 )

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