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yǐn fā
v. to initiate, to evoke (emotions), to trigger off, to spark
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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tā de guān dián yǐn fā le tā gēn lǔ xùn de zhēng lùn .
phr. His opinions triggered a polemic war between he and Lu Xun.
yǐn fā bào luàn
phr. to spark off a riot
yǐn fā gé mìng
phr. to spawn a revolution
yǐn fā yì lián chuàn shì jiàn
phr. to trigger off a chain of events
yǐn fā jī liè de zhēng lùn
phr. to spark intense debates (over...)