Definition

1. Noun:
   • A poker: A metal rod or stick used for stirring or arranging burning fuel (such as coal, wood, or charcoal) in a stove, fireplace, or furnace.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy dùng que cời để xếp lại than hồng trong bếp lò. (He used a poker to rearrange the embers in the stove.)
  • Que cời thường được làm bằng sắt để chịu được nhiệt độ cao. (A poker is usually made of iron to withstand high temperatures.)

Advanced Usage

• "Que cời lò sưởi": Specifically refers to a fireplace poker.
  • Trong phòng khách có một bộ dụng cụ với que cời lò sưởi rất đẹp. (In the living room, there is a beautiful set of fireplace tools including a poker.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cái xẻng than / Cái xúc than (n): A small shovel for coal/ashes. Often part of a fireplace tool set alongside a poker.
• Cái kẹp than (n): Tongs for picking up pieces of coal or wood.

Synonyms

• Fire iron: A general term for metal tools used with a fireplace, which can include a poker.
• Stoker: While often referring to a person or mechanical device, in some contexts it can imply a tool for tending a fire.

Related Phrases

• Cời bếp / Cời lò: The action of tending or poking a stove/furnace.
  • Ông cụ ngồi cời bếp mỗi sáng. (The old man sits and tends the stove every morning.)

Related Idioms

• (Không common idioms directly with "que cời". The word is very specific to its literal function.)

1. Poker