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.)

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