bốc cháy
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catch fire
Verb
catch fire
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
catch fire Core Actions
To start burning with flames or to be completely covered in fire and heat.
vi Ngọn cỏ khô bất ngờ bốc cháy dưới nắng nóng.
en The dry grass suddenly caught fire under the hot sun.
Parts
bốc / cháy / A compound of bốc + cháy …
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Parts
bốc / cháy / A compound of bốc + cháy …
OriginA compound of bốc + cháy
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
扑𤈜
Candidates by syllable
bốc
扑（卜 / 𡃒）
cháy
𤈜（𩶪 / 𩺧）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
bốc mùi / bốc / đám cháy / bá cháy …
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Similar
bốc mùi / bốc / đám cháy / bá cháy …
Use
bốc lửa / bốc khói / bốc phét / bốc thăm …
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Use
bốc lửa / bốc khói / bốc phét / bốc thăm …