củi rả
Definitions
- Noun:
- Small, dry, easily flammable firewood: Refers to small pieces of dry wood, typically twigs or kindling, used to start a fire because they catch fire quickly.
- Kindling, tinder: Specifically denotes dry, combustible material used to ignite a larger fire.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy nhặt củi rả để nhóm bếp. (He gathered kindling to start the kitchen fire.)
- Chỉ cần một ít củi rả là có thể đốt lên ngọn lửa. (Just a little tinder is enough to start a flame.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chỉ là củi rả": Used metaphorically to describe something insignificant, trivial, or easily consumed/destroyed.
- Những lời chỉ trích đó chỉ là củi rả, đừng bận tâm. (Those criticisms are just trivial; don't pay them any mind.)
Variants and Related Words
- Củi đóm (noun): A more formal or standard synonym for 'củi rả', meaning kindling or tinder.
- Rơm rạ (noun): Straw and stubble; dry plant material also used as tinder or kindling.
- Mồi lửa (noun): Fire starter, ignition material.
Synonyms
- Củi mồi: Fire-starting wood, kindling.
- Vật dễ cháy: Flammable material.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Nhóm lửa bằng củi rả: To start a fire using kindling.
- Ông cụ nhóm lửa bằng củi rả rất nhanh. (The old man starts a fire with kindling very quickly.)
- Kiếm củi rả: To gather kindling.
- Trẻ con vào rừng kiếm củi rả. (The children went into the forest to gather kindling.)
Related Idioms
- Cháy như củi rả: To burn very quickly and vigorously, like kindling. Often used metaphorically for emotions (e.g., anger) or situations that escalate rapidly.
- Cơn giận của anh ấy cháy như củi rả. (His anger flared up like kindling.)