下火

xiàhuǒ

to ignite; to set on fire

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action
=2 火 Huǒ surname Huo
=2 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Containing this entry

上刀山，下火海 shàngdāoshān,xiàhuǒhǎi
  1. lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
  2. fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
黑灯下火 hēidēngxiàhuǒ
  1. pitch dark
  2. also written 黑灯瞎火 hēidēngxiāhuǒ