惹火

rě huǒ · re huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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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