Definition

1. Verb:
   • To flare up, to burst into flames: Refers to a fire suddenly intensifying, burning more brightly and strongly.
   • To break out, to erupt: Describes a sudden, often violent, beginning of an event, such as a conflict, protest, or disease.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ngọn lửa bùng lên dữ dội. (The flame flared up violently.)
  • Một cuộc xung đột mới đã bùng nổ ở khu vực đó. (A new conflict has broken out in that region.)
  • Căn bệnh bùng phát thành dịch. (The disease erupted into an epidemic.)

Advanced Usage

• "bùng nổ": to explode, to erupt (often used for conflicts, population growth, or emotions).

  • Dân số thành phố bùng nổ trong thập kỷ qua. (The city's population exploded in the past decade.)

• "bùng phát": to flare up, to outbreak (commonly used for diseases, fires, or sudden events).

  • Dịch cúm bùng phát vào mùa đông. (The flu outbreak flared up in winter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bùng binh (n): a roundabout, traffic circle.

  • Rẽ phải tại bùng binh phía trước. (Turn right at the roundabout ahead.)

• Bùng tiền (v, colloquial): to default on a payment, to not pay money owed.

  • Hắn ta bùng tiền thuê nhà. (He defaulted on the rent payment.)

Synonyms

• Flare up: to suddenly burn more intensely.
• Erupt: to break out suddenly and dramatically.
• Ignite: to catch fire or to trigger an event.

Related Idioms

• Bùng nhùng (adj, reduplicative): describes something messy, tangled, or complicated (often used for situations or physical objects like wires).
  • Sợi dây bùng nhùng khó gỡ. (The tangled wire is hard to unravel.)
  • Công việc đang bùng nhùng quá. (The work is too messy/complicated.)

verb

1. To flare up, to break out
   • ngọn lửa đang âm ỉ bỗng bùng to lên
     the fire was burning low and suddenly flared up