Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Fried rice: A dish made by stir-frying cooked rice with various ingredients such as vegetables, eggs, meat, or seafood, typically seasoned with soy sauce or fish sauce.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tối nay tôi ăn cơm rang. (Tonight, I am eating fried rice.)
  • Cô ấy làm món cơm rang rất ngon. (She makes very delicious fried rice.)
  • Quán này bán cơm rang thập cẩm. (This restaurant sells mixed fried rice.)

Advanced Usage

• "cơm rang dương châu" / "cơm rang trung hoa": Refers specifically to Yangzhou-style or Chinese-style fried rice, which often contains specific combinations like peas, carrots, char siu pork, and shrimp.
  • Món cơm rang dương châu ở đây rất nổi tiếng. (The Yangzhou fried rice here is very famous.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cơm chiên: A less common but synonymous term for fried rice.
• Cơm rang muối: Salted fried rice, a simpler variant seasoned primarily with salt.
• Cơm rang thập cẩm: Mixed fried rice with a variety of meats and vegetables.

Synonyms

• Fried rice: The direct English translation.
• Stir-fried rice: A more descriptive term for the cooking method.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Làm cơm rang: To make fried rice.
  • Anh ấy đang học cách làm cơm rang. (He is learning how to make fried rice.)
• Gọi cơm rang: To order fried rice.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ gọi hai phần cơm rang. (We will order two portions of fried rice.)

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