[fā huǒ]
(开始燃烧) catch fire; ignite
(使爆发) detonate; go off
He pulled the trigger but the gun didn't go off.
他打了一枪, 没有发火。
(发脾气) get angry; be enraged; flare up; lose one's temper
be provoked to anger
急得直发火
Please don't get angry.
请不要发火。
She flares up at the least thing.
她因一点小事而发火。
Once he lost his temper and quarreled with us.
有一次他发火了, 和我们吵了一架。
[方] (生火容易生得旺) (of a stove) draw well