Definition

1. Verb:

   • To burn, to be on fire: To be consumed or damaged by fire; to be in the state of combustion.
   • To be scorched, to be singed: To be damaged or discolored by excessive heat or flame without full combustion.
   • To be parched, to feel a burning sensation: To experience an intense, dry feeling of heat or thirst.
   • To blow, to fuse (electrical): For an electrical component to fail or stop working due to excessive current.

2. Noun:

   • Scorched rice, crust: The layer of rice that sticks to the bottom of the pot and becomes crispy and browned during cooking.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Căn nhà cũ đã cháy rụi. (The old house burned down.)
  • Mặt tôi bị cháy nắng. (My face got sunburned.)
  • Tôi khát cháy cổ. (I am parched with thirst.)
  • Bóng đèn bị cháy. (The light bulb blew.)
• Noun:
  • Tôi thích ăn cơm cháy. (I like to eat the crispy scorched rice.)

Advanced Usage

• "cháy túi": To be broke, to have no money left (literally: for one's wallet to be burned).
  • Sau chuyến du lịch, tôi đã cháy túi. (After the trip, I was broke.)
• "cháy hàng": To be sold out (literally: for goods to be burned, implying they sold as fast as fire spreads).
  • Mẫu áo mới đã cháy hàng trong một giờ. (The new shirt model sold out in an hour.)
• "cháy" in music/performance: To perform with intense energy and passion.
  • Ban nhạc đã cháy hết mình trên sân khấu. (The band performed with all their energy on stage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đốt cháy (v): To burn something intentionally; to combust.
  • Họ đốt cháy lá khô. (They burned the dry leaves.)
• Thiêu cháy (v): To burn something completely; to incinerate.
  • Ngọn lửa thiêu cháy cả khu rừng. (The fire incinerated the whole forest.)
• Bỏng (adj/v): Refers specifically to a burn injury on skin or tissue.
  • Cô ấy bị bỏng tay. (She burned her hand.)

Synonyms

• Burn: The general term for being damaged by fire or heat.
• Combust: To catch fire and burn.
• Scorch: To burn the surface of something lightly.
• Parch: To make or become very dry and hot.

Related Idioms

• Cháy nhà ra mặt chuột: When a disaster (like a fire) reveals hidden truths or secrets (literally: when the house burns, the mice show their faces).
  • Sau vụ scandal, cháy nhà ra mặt chuột, nhiều vấn đề được phơi bày. (After the scandal, the truth came out, and many issues were exposed.)
• Lửa cháy đổ thêm dầu: To make a bad situation worse; to add fuel to the fire.
  • Đừng tranh cãi nữa, đó là lửa cháy đổ thêm dầu. (Don't argue anymore, that's just adding fuel to the fire.)

noun

1. xem cá cháy
2. Burned rice (at bottom of a pot)
3. Combustion

verb

1. To burn, to blaze
   • củi cháy
     firewood burns
   • lửa cháy rực trời
     the fire blazed the sky bright
   • cháy nắng
     to be sunburnt
2. To parch
   • khát cháy họng
     a parching thirst
   • lo cháy ruột gan
     to be on tenterhooks