ask for a light
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to ask for a light; to borrow a light
informalCommonly used by smokers when they need to light their cigarette, cigar, or pipe from another person's flame or lit cigarette. Often appended with the diminutive suffix '儿' (jièhuǒr) in spoken language, indicating a casual, colloquial tone.
Duì对
bu不
qǐ起
，
néng能
jiè借
ge个
huǒ火
ma吗
？
Excuse me, could I borrow a light?
Tā他
wàng忘
le了
dài带
dǎ打
huǒ火
jī机
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
qù去
gēn跟
lù路
rén人
jiè借
huǒ火
。
He forgot his lighter, so he had to go ask a passerby for a light.
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Lǎo老
Wáng王
，
jiè借
huǒ火
r儿
chōu抽
gēn根
yān烟
。
Old Wang, let me get a light for a cigarette.
Zài在
jiǔ酒
bā吧
lǐ里
，
tā他
xiàng向
wǒ我
jiè借
huǒ火
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
zhè这
yàng样
liáo聊
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
In the bar, he asked me for a light, and that's how we started talking.