失火

失火

1. to catch fire; to lose track of a fire; to set fire accidentally

   • 凡國失火，野焚萊，則有刑罰焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     凡国失火，野焚莱，则有刑罚焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Fán guó shīhuǒ, yě fén lái, zé yǒu xíngfá yān. [Pinyin]

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   • 河內失火，延燒千餘家。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     河内失火，延烧千余家。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Hénèi shīhuǒ, yánshāo qiān yú jiā. [Pinyin]

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2. (engineering) to misfire

• 熄火