Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Carbonized; burnt black: Describes an object, typically food or organic material, that has been burned to the point of becoming blackened charcoal or ash. It implies complete combustion or charring.
   • Charred; scorched black: Refers to something severely burned, often rendering it unusable or inedible, with a distinct black color from fire damage.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Món thịt quay cháy đen. (The roast meat is burnt black/carbonized.)
  • Gỗ cháy đen. (The wood is charred black.)
  • Cái bánh mì bị cháy đen trong lò nướng. (The bread was burnt black in the oven.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe extreme sunburn or skin damage.
  • Da anh ấy cháy đen dưới nắng biển. (His skin was burnt black from the beach sun.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cháy (v): to burn, to be on fire.
  • Căn nhà đang cháy. (The house is on fire.)
• Đen (adj): black.
  • Màu đen. (The color black.)

Synonyms

• Carbonized: transformed into carbon or charcoal by burning.
• Charred: partially burned, blackened on the surface.
• Scorched: burned superficially, discoloring or blackening.
• Burnt to a crisp: (idiomatic) completely burned and blackened.

Related Idioms

• Cháy nhà: (literally "burning house") can be part of idioms meaning a major disaster or revealing the truth.
  • Cháy nhà mới ra mặt chuột. (It takes a burning house to reveal the rats; meaning true character is revealed in a crisis.)

1. Carbonized