Definition

1. Verb:

   • To fry: To cook food in hot oil or fat, typically until it is crispy and browned.
   • To pan-fry / to shallow-fry: A common cooking method where food is cooked in a pan with a moderate amount of oil.

2. Noun (less common):

   • Sheep: An animal, specifically a domesticated ruminant mammal raised for its wool and meat.
   • Woolen fabric / animal hair cloth: A textile material made from the hair of animals like sheep, used for blankets and upholstery.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mẹ tôi thích chiên cá. (My mother likes to fry fish.)
  • Anh ấy chiên trứng cho bữa sáng. (He fries eggs for breakfast.)
• Noun:
  • Người chăn chiên trên đồi. (The shepherd tends the sheep on the hill.)
  • Trời lạnh, tôi đắp chăn chiên. (It's cold, I use a woolen blanket.)

Advanced Usage

• "cơm chiên": fried rice.

  • Cô ấy làm món cơm chiên rất ngon. (She makes very delicious fried rice.)

• "con chiên": (figurative) a Christian believer, a member of a Christian flock.

  • Vị linh mục chăm sóc các con chiên của mình. (The priest cares for his flock.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá chiên (n): A specific type of catfish found in Vietnamese rivers.

  • Cá chiên là một đặc sản ở vùng sông. (The chiên catfish is a specialty in the river region.)

• Chăn chiên (n): A woolen blanket.

  • Cửa hàng bán nhiều loại chăn chiên. (The store sells many types of woolen blankets.)

Synonyms

• Verb: To fry, to sauté, to pan-fry.
• Noun (animal): Sheep, ewe, ram.
• Noun (material): Wool, fleece, woolen cloth.

Related Idioms

• Người chăn chiên: The shepherd (often used in religious contexts).

  • Câu chuyện về người chăn chiên tốt lành. (The story of the good shepherd.)

• Chiên lành: (figurative) An innocent, gentle person (like a lamb).

  • Cô ấy hiền như chiên lành. (She is as gentle as a lamb.)

verb

1. To fry
   • chiên cá
     to fry fish
   • cơm chiên
     Cantonese rice

noun

1. Animal hair cloth (used for blankets and upholstery)
   • tấm chiên
     a piece of animal hair cloth
   • chăn chiên
     a blanket of animal hair, a woolen blanket