chiên
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
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.
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
- To fry
- chiên cáto fry fish
- cơm chiênCantonese rice
noun
- Animal hair cloth (used for blankets and upholstery)
- tấm chiêna piece of animal hair cloth
- chăn chiêna blanket of animal hair, a woolen blanket