点火

• 병음: diǎn huǒ
• 한자 분석: 点 = 黑 + 占 (dot, to ignite); 火 = pictograph of flames (fire)

뜻

점화하다; 불을 붙이다; (비유) 갈등을 부추기다

Used literally for lighting fires, engines, or rockets (火箭点火 — rocket ignition), and figuratively for instigating conflict or stirring up emotions (故意点火 — deliberately stirring up trouble). The figurative use is especially common in political and social commentary.

예문

1. 火箭发射前，指挥中心下达了最终点火指令，现场所有人员屏息以待。
2. 部分媒体评论员认为，该政客的言论是在刻意点火，企图激化已趋于平息的社会矛盾。
3. 营地管理员提醒游客，在干旱季节禁止在林区内随意点火，以防止森林火灾的发生。

사용 가이드

맥락: technology, politics, outdoors, social commentary

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 航天工程师确认发动机系统一切正常后，才向控制台发出最终点火授权，整个过程严格按照操作规程执行。(Only after the aerospace engineers confirmed that the engine systems were all normal did they issue the final ignition authorisation to the control panel — the entire process was executed strictly in accordance with operating procedures.)
• 这篇社论被政治观察人士解读为一次蓄意点火之举，意在重新点燃两党之间已趋平息的争议。(This editorial was interpreted by political observers as a deliberate act of provocation, intended to reignite the disputes between the two parties that had begun to die down.)

피해야 할 표현

• 点上火 — casual but not wrong; in formal contexts 点火 is sufficient without the directional complement 上

기원과 역사

点 (to light, to ignite) + 火 (fire) — to apply a point of flame to start a fire

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal