bổi

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Definition

Noun: 1. A mixture of small twigs, leaves, and dry grass, typically used as kindling or fuel for fires. 2. (Regional/Dialectal) Chaff, husks, or light debris separated from grain during winnowing.

Usage Examples

• (The farmer started the fire with a handful of dry twigs and grass.)
• (They piled up a heap of kindling in the corner of the garden.)
• (After winnowing, the chaff was used for animal bedding.)

Advanced Usage

• Dùng bổi thay than đốt lò: To use kindling instead of coal to fire a kiln.
  • This phrase highlights the use of bổi as a primary or substitute fuel source in traditional contexts like pottery or lime kilns.

Variants and Related Words

• Củi (n): Firewood; specifically refers to larger pieces of wood used for fuel, whereas is finer, lighter material.
• Rác (n): General trash or rubbish. is a specific type of organic, combustible debris.
• Trấu (n): Rice husks. This is a more specific and common term for the husks of rice, which can be a type of in its second meaning.

Synonyms

• Kindling (for meaning 1): Small, dry pieces of wood or other material used to start a fire.
• Chaff (for meaning 2): The husks of grains and grasses separated during threshing or winnowing.
• Tinder: A dry, flammable substance used for starting a fire.

Related Phrases

• Sàng bổi: To winnow grain; to separate chaff () from grain by tossing it in the air.
  • Công việc sàng bổi thường được làm ngoài sân. (The work of winnowing grain is often done in the yard.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Twigs mixed with grass (dùng để ddun)
   • đống bổi
     a heap of twigs and grass
2. Chaff
   • sàng bổi
     to sieve grain for chaff