thiêu đốt

Mặt trời mùa hè thiêu đốt cánh đồng cỏ khô.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To burn (completely): To destroy or consume something by fire, often implying a thorough, intense, or violent burning.
   • To scorch / to sear: To burn something superficially or with intense heat, often causing damage or a burning sensation, such as from the sun.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ngọn lửa thiêu đốt toàn bộ khu rừng. (The fire burned the entire forest.)
  • Mặt trời mùa hạ thiêu đốt cỏ cây. (The summer sun scorches the vegetation.)
  • Lòng căm thù thiêu đốt trái tim anh ấy. (Hatred burned in his heart.)

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Often used metaphorically to describe intense, consuming emotions or sensations.
  • Nỗi nhớ thiêu đốt tâm can. (Longing burned in his heart and liver [i.e., his very core].)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiêu (v): To burn, to cremate. Often used for burning objects or bodies, sometimes with less intensity than "thiêu đốt."
  • Thiêu rác. (To burn trash.)
• Đốt (v): To burn, to set fire to. A more general term for burning.
  • Đốt lá khô. (To burn dry leaves.)

Synonyms

• Burn: To be consumed by fire.
• Scorch: To burn the surface of something.
• Incinerate: To destroy by burning to ashes.
• Sear: To burn or scorch with intense heat.

Related Idioms

• Thiêu đốt tâm can: To burn one's heart and liver; an idiom describing a feeling of intense, consuming emotional pain or torment.
  • Lời từ chối ấy thiêu đốt tâm can cô. (That rejection tormented her heart.)