dầu hỏa
Definition
- Noun:
- Kerosene: A thin, clear liquid fuel distilled from petroleum, used primarily for lighting (e.g., in lamps), heating, and as a fuel for some types of engines.
- Petroleum: In a broader, less common sense, it can refer to crude oil or petroleum in general, though this usage is more specific to certain contexts.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trước đây, nhiều gia đình Việt Nam dùng dầu hỏa để thắp đèn. (In the past, many Vietnamese families used kerosene to light lamps.)
- Chiếc máy phát điện cũ này chạy bằng dầu hỏa. (This old generator runs on kerosene.)
- Công ty đó khai thác dầu hỏa ở ngoài khơi. (That company extracts petroleum offshore.) (Note: This usage is less frequent for the general term 'dầu hỏa'.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đèn dầu hỏa": Kerosene lamp.
- Bà tôi vẫn giữ chiếc đèn dầu hỏa cũ. (My grandmother still keeps the old kerosene lamp.)
- "Mùi dầu hỏa": The smell of kerosene.
- Căn phòng kho chứa nồng nặc mùi dầu hỏa. (The storage room reeks of kerosene.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dầu lửa (noun): A synonym for kerosene; literally "fire oil."
- Dầu mỏ (noun): Crude oil, petroleum. This is the more precise and common term for petroleum in its unrefined state.
- Dầu đốt (noun): Fuel oil, burning oil; a general term for oils used as fuel.
- Dầu (noun): Oil. A general term for any oil (cooking, engine, crude).
Synonyms
- Kerosene: (Primary synonym) Paraffin (UK usage).
- Petroleum: Crude oil, mineral oil.
Related Phrases
- Đổ dầu hỏa vào lửa: To add fuel to the fire (idiom; to make a bad situation worse).
- Lời nói của anh ấy chẳng khác nào đổ dầu hỏa vào lửa. (His words were like adding fuel to the fire.)
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kerosene, petro leum
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