cháy rực
Definition
Adjective:
- Burning fiercely / ablaze: Describes a fire or flames that are extremely intense, bright, and hot, often with a strong visual impact.
- Glowing brilliantly: Used metaphorically to describe something that shines with an intense, fiery light or color, resembling a strong fire.
Adverb:
- In a blazing manner: Modifies a verb to indicate an action is done with the intensity or brilliance of a fierce fire.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn nhà cháy rực giữa đêm. (The house was ablaze in the night.)
- Bầu trời hoàng hôn cháy rực màu cam. (The sunset sky glowed a brilliant orange.)
- Adverb:
- Ngọn lửa bùng lên cháy rực. (The flame burst up, burning fiercely.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke vivid imagery of intense heat, light, or emotion.
- Lòng căm thù cháy rực trong tim anh. (A burning hatred blazed in his heart.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cháy (v): to burn.
- Rừng đang cháy. (The forest is burning.)
- Rực (adj): bright, glowing, flaring (often used with "cháy" for emphasis).
- Ánh đèn rực sáng. (The lights shone brightly.)
Synonyms
- Ablaze: on fire, burning strongly.
- Blazing: burning with a strong flame.
- Fiercely burning: emphasizing intensity.
- Incandescent: emitting light as a result of being heated; glowing.
Related Idioms
- Cháy rực lửa căm hờn: to burn with the fire of hatred (a poetic idiom).
- Trái tim anh ta cháy rực lửa căm hờn. (His heart burned with the fire of hatred.)