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惹火

rě huǒ · re huo

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Meaning

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  1. to stir up the fire
  2. fig. to provoke and offend people
  3. to ruffle feathers
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In a conversation

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Do not annoy me

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，快(kuài)到(dào)十二点(shíèrdiǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)玩游戏(wányóuxì)？

    Dengdeng, it's almost twelve. You're still playing a game?

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)说话(shuōhuà)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)就(jiù)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    Be quiet. I'm about to win!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)网线(wǎngxiàn)拔(bá)了(le)。

    I unplugged the internet cable.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)这是(zhèshì)惹火(rěhuǒ)我(wǒ)！我(wǒ)快(kuài)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    Now you're making me angry! I was almost winning!

  5. Liangliang

    好好(hǎohǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)惹火(rěhuǒ)你(nǐ)了(le)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)网线(wǎngxiàn)插上(chāshang)。

    Okay, okay. I won't make you angry. I'll plug it back in.

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)……哎(āi)，已经(yǐjīng)输(shū)了(le)。这次(zhècì)不是(bùshì)你(nǐ)惹火(rěhuǒ)我(wǒ)，是(shì)我(wǒ)太(tài)慢(màn)。

    Thanks... oh, I already lost. That wasn't you, I was just too slow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

马(mǎ)帝(dì)诺(nuò)把(bǎ)莉(lì)玛(mǎ)惹(rě)火(huǒ)了(le)。

Martino made Rima mad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)太(tài)直(zhí)，常(cháng)常(cháng)惹(rě)火(huǒ)同(tóng)事(shì)。

He speaks too bluntly and often offends his colleagues.

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