引火线
yǐn huǒ xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

引火线
 - 
yǐn huǒ xiàn
  1. fuse (for explosives)
  2. (fig.) proximate cause
  3. the last straw

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吸引
xī yǐn
  1. 1 to attract (interest, investment etc)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
  1. 1 attractive force (such as gravitation)
  2. 2 sex appeal
  3. 3 attractiveness
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
火
Huǒ
  1. 1 surname Huo
火星
Huǒ xīng
  1. 1 Mars (planet)
火线
Huǒ xiàn
  1. 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
火车
huǒ chē
  1. 1 train
  2. 2 CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng]
火车票
huǒ chē piào
  1. 1 train ticket
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
  1. 1 train station
火锅
huǒ guō
  1. 1 hotpot
烈火
liè huǒ
  1. 1 raging inferno
  2. 2 blaze
烟火
yān huǒ
  1. 1 smoke and fire
  2. 2 fireworks
上火
shàng huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
冒火
mào huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to burn with rage
勾引
gōu yǐn
  1. 1 to seduce
  2. 2 to tempt
去火
qù huǒ
  1. 1 to reduce internal heat (TCM)
大火
dà huǒ
  1. 1 conflagration
  2. 2 large fire
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng]
失火
shī huǒ
  1. 1 to catch fire
  2. 2 on fire
  3. 3 fire (alarm)
如火如荼
rú huǒ rú tú
  1. 1 like wildfire (idiom)
  2. 2 unstoppable

Idioms (20)

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
如火如荼
rú huǒ rú tú
  1. 1 like wildfire (idiom)
  2. 2 unstoppable
引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
  1. 1 to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
  1. 1 to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
  1. 1 to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引水入墙
yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the water through the wall
  2. 2 to ask for trouble (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
  1. 1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
  1. 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. 2 to go through the motions
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 a trial run
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
引颈就戮
yǐn jǐng jiù lù
  1. 1 to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
  1. 1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

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