惹火 (rě huǒ) — to provoke, to upset, to incite; to arouse sexually
Definition
惹火 means to provoke or anger someone (e.g. 他把我惹火了 — 'he made me angry'); in a sexual context it means to turn someone on. The 把 construction is common.
verb
to provoketo upsetto inciteto arouse sexually
Examples
- 惹火。Zhè zhǒng diàn yǐng róng yì rě huǒ nián qīng rén.This kind of movie easily arouses young people sexually.
- 。Tā nà jù huà bǎ wǒ rě huǒ le.That remark of his made me angry.
- 惹火。Tā gù yì shuō zhè xiē huà lái rě huǒ bié rén.He deliberately said these things to provoke others.
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