Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pierce: To make a hole through something by pushing a sharp object into it.
   • To puncture: To cause a break or hole in a thin or flexible material, often causing it to deflate or leak.
   • To breach / To break through: To penetrate and create an opening in a barrier, defense, or surface.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Một cây đinh đã đâm thủng lốp xe. (A nail punctured the tire.)
  • Mũi tên đâm thủng tấm khiên. (The arrow pierced the shield.)
  • Quân đội đã đâm thủng phòng tuyến của địch. (The army breached the enemy's defensive line.)

Advanced Usage

• "đâm thủng màn đêm": to pierce the night (often used poetically for light or sound cutting through darkness).
  • Ánh đèn pha đâm thủng màn đêm. (The headlights pierced the night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đâm (v): to stab, to thrust.
  • Không được đâm dao vào bàn. (Do not stab the knife into the table.)
• Thủng (adj): having a hole, punctured.
  • Cái xô đã bị thủng. (The bucket has a hole in it.)

Synonyms

• Pierce: To make a hole with a sharp point.
• Puncture: To make a small hole, especially in a tire.
• Penetrate: To enter or pass through something.

Related Idioms

• Đâm thủng trời: to pierce the sky (to do something extremely audacious or shocking).
  • Lời tuyên bố của hắn như đâm thủng trời. (His declaration was as shocking as piercing the sky.)