导火线

Traditional form:

導火線

Pinyin (reading):

dǎohuǒxiàn

Definitions:

• fuse (for explosives)
• (fig.) proximate cause
• the last straw

Characters:

• 导 - to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail

Traditional characters:

• 導 - to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail