tinder
US
UK tinder n: (kindling for fire)
SC 引火物 yǐn huǒ wù
Hand me some of that old paper to use as tinder for the fireplace.
tinder n: figurative (sets off a reaction)
SC 导火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ
TC 導火線
TC 導火線
The actor's angry tirade became tinder for the media's attacks on him.