Definition

1. Verb:
   • To burst into flames: To suddenly begin burning with visible, often intense, fire.
   • To catch fire: To start burning, typically after being ignited.
   • To burn up: To be consumed or destroyed by fire.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Căn nhà bốc cháy dữ dội sau tiếng nổ. (The house burst into flames violently after the explosion.)
  • Đống cỏ khô có thể bốc cháy chỉ từ một tia lửa nhỏ. (The pile of dry grass can catch fire from just a small spark.)
  • Chiếc xe bốc cháy hoàn toàn sau vụ va chạm. (The car burned up completely after the collision.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a sudden, often violent, onset of fire. It implies a rapid transition from not burning to burning fiercely.
• Can be used figuratively to describe intense emotion or conflict, though this is less common than the literal meaning.

Variants and Related Words

• Bốc hỏa (v): To flare up (often used for emotions or temper).

  • Anh ấy dễ bốc hỏa. (He flares up easily.)

• Cháy (v): To burn, to be on fire.

  • Rừng đang cháy. (The forest is burning.)

Synonyms

• Ignite: To start burning.
• Combust: To catch fire or start to burn.
• Go up in flames: To be destroyed by fire.

Related Idioms

• Nóng như bốc cháy: As hot as burning; used to describe extreme heat.

  • Trời hôm nay nóng như bốc cháy. (The weather today is as hot as burning.)

• Bốc cháy như rơm: To burst into flames like dry straw; meaning something ignites very easily and quickly.

  • Mối bất hòa nhỏ ấy bốc cháy như rơm. (That small disagreement burst into flames like dry straw.)

verb

1. To burn up, to burst into flames