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TOPIK 5noun

도화선

dohwaseon

도화선이 · 도화선을

fuse; trigger, spark (that sets off an event)

Example

그 사건이 시위의 도화선이 되었어요.

That incident became the trigger for the protests.

Word parts

도 lead화 fire선 line

Literally 'a line that leads fire', the fuse of a bomb.

Good to know

Most often used as X의 도화선이 되다, 'to become the trigger of X', in news reports.