luộc
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Definition
Verb: 1. To boil (food): To cook food by immersing it completely in water that is at or near its boiling point until it is done. This is a primary cooking method in Vietnamese cuisine. 2. To sterilize by boiling: To immerse objects (especially medical or laboratory equipment) in boiling water to disinfect them. 3. (Slang, informal) To resell for profit; to pirate: To buy something and then sell it again at a higher price, or to illegally reproduce and distribute a product (like books, media) for profit.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Cooking):
- Mẹ tôi luộc rau muống cho bữa trưa. (My mother boiled water spinach for lunch.)
- Trứng luộc là món ăn sáng đơn giản. (Boiled eggs are a simple breakfast.)
- Verb (Sterilizing):
- Trước khi tiêm, y tá phải luộc kim tiêm. (Before giving an injection, the nurse must boil the syringe.)
- Verb (Slang, reselling):
- Hắn ta mua vé giá gốc rồi luộc lại với giá cắt cổ. (He bought tickets at face value and then resold them at an exorbitant price.)
Advanced Usage
- "luộc chín" / "luộc kỹ": To boil thoroughly until fully cooked.
- Thịt gà cần được luộc chín hoàn toàn để đảm bảo an toàn. (Chicken needs to be thoroughly boiled to ensure safety.)
- "luộc lòng": Refers specifically to boiling offal (like intestines, stomach).
- Quán này có món luộc lòng heo rất ngon. (This restaurant has very delicious boiled pork offal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nước luộc (noun): The broth or water remaining after boiling food, often used as a soup base.
- Nước luộc gà rất ngọt và bổ dưỡng. (Chicken broth is very sweet and nutritious.)
- Đồ luộc (noun): A general term for boiled dishes/food.
- Bữa ăn thanh đạm với toàn đồ luộc. (A light meal consisting entirely of boiled food.)
Synonyms
- Nấu (trong nước): To cook (in water). A more general term.
- Đun sôi: To bring to a boil (focuses on the action of heating the liquid, not necessarily the cooking of food in it).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Luộc lại (verb phrase): To boil again; (slang) to resell or pirate.
- Cơm nguội có thể luộc lại cho nóng. (Leftover rice can be boiled again to heat it up.)
- Họ luộc lại sách cũ và in thành sách mới. (They pirated the old book and printed it as a new one.)
Related Idioms
- (Bị) luộc (slang): To be cheated, scammed, or taken advantage of in a transaction, often by paying a hugely inflated price.
- Mua món đồ đó với giá ấy là bị luộc rồi! (Buying that item at that price means you got scammed!)
- Nóng như luộc: (Literally: hot as boiling) Used to describe extremely hot weather.
- Trời hôm nay nóng như luộc. (The weather today is scorching hot.)