nổi lửa
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make (build) a fire: The action of starting or lighting a fire, typically for cooking, warmth, or light. It implies the process of getting a fire to burn.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trời lạnh, chúng tôi phải nổi lửa để sưởi ấm. (It's cold, we have to make a fire to keep warm.)
- Người lính nổi lửa trại trong rừng. (The soldier built a campfire in the forest.)
- Bà tôi thường nổi lửa bằng củi để nấu cơm. (My grandmother often makes a fire with firewood to cook rice.)
Advanced Usage
- "nổi lửa lòng": This is an idiomatic expression meaning to become angry, to have one's temper flare up. It uses the imagery of fire to describe anger.
- Nghe tin đó, anh ấy nổi lửa lòng. (Hearing that news, he became furious.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhóm lửa (verb): To kindle a fire, to get a fire started. It is very similar in meaning but can emphasize the initial stage.
- Đốt lửa (verb): To light/set a fire. This is a more general synonym.
- Lửa (noun): Fire.
Synonyms
- Đốt lửa: To light a fire.
- Châm lửa: To ignite a fire.
- Nhóm bếp: To start a fire (specifically in a stove/kitchen context).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Nổi lên (verb): To rise, to emerge, to surface (e.g., a problem, a trend). This is a separate phrasal verb where "nổi" carries the main meaning.
- Vấn đề mới nổi lên. (A new problem has emerged.)
Related Idioms
- Nổi lửa đốt nhà: Literally "to make a fire to burn one's own house," meaning to create trouble for oneself, to act against one's own interests.
- Hành động đó chẳng khác nào nổi lửa đốt nhà. (That action is no different from burning your own house down.)
- Make (build) a fire