Definition

1. Noun:
   • Interprovincial highway, intercountry highway: A main road or highway connecting provinces or regions, historically used for administration and travel.
   • Mandarin road (archaic/historical): A term from the feudal era referring to a main road built and maintained for the use of mandarins (officials) and for administrative purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đường cái quan nối liền kinh đô với các tỉnh. (The interprovincial highway connects the capital with the provinces.)
  • Trong lịch sử, đường cái quan đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc vận chuyển thư từ và quan lại. (Historically, the mandarin road played an important role in transporting mail and officials.)

Advanced Usage

• "đường cái quan cũ": old interprovincial highway.
  • Chúng tôi đi dọc theo con đường cái quan cũ để khám phá lịch sử. (We traveled along the old interprovincial highway to explore history.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đường quan (n, old term): A shortened, synonymous form of "đường cái quan".
  • Đường quan thường được trồng cây hai bên. (The mandarin road was often lined with trees on both sides.)
• Quan lộ (n, literary/old term): A synonym meaning "official road" or "mandarin road".

Synonyms

• Đường lớn: main road, highway.
• Quốc lộ: national highway (modern equivalent in function).

Related Phrases

• Mở đường cái quan: to open/build an interprovincial highway.
  • Triều đình quyết định mở đường cái quan mới. (The court decided to open a new interprovincial highway.)

Related Idioms

• "Đi đường cái quan": (idiomatic) To take the main road; to do things the proper, official, or conventional way.
  • Anh ấy luôn thích đi đường cái quan, không bao giờ chọn lối tắt. (He always prefers to take the main road, never choosing shortcuts.)

1. (cũ) cũng nói đường quan Interprovincial highway, intercountry highway