导火索 (dǎo huǒ suǒ) — fuse (for explosives); (figurative) spark, trigger, direct cause (of a conflict or incident)

Definición

Literally a physical fuse on explosives; figuratively the 'spark' that sets off a larger conflict or incident. Unlike 引发 (the act of triggering), 导火索 is the concrete thing or event that sets it off.

noun
fuse (for explosives)(figurative) sparktriggerdirect cause (of a conflict or incident)
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Ejemplos

  • 导火索
    Qǐng xiǎo xīn zhè gēn dǎo huǒ suǒ, tā mǎ shàng jiù yào shāo wán le.
    Please be careful with this fuse; it's about to burn out.
  • 导火索
    Zhè jiàn shì chéng le liǎng guó chōng tū de dǎo huǒ suǒ.
    This incident became the spark of the conflict between the two countries.
  • 导火索
    Tā de yán lùn chéng le yǐn fā kàng yì de dǎo huǒ suǒ.
    His remarks became the trigger that ignited the protests.

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