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引火线

yǐn huǒ xiàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. fuse (for explosives)
  2. 2. (fig.) proximate cause
  3. 3. the last straw

Child Words of 引火线

火线
huǒ xiàn

FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)

引火
yǐn huǒ

to kindle

火
huǒ

fire

引
yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

线
xiàn

thread