Definition

1. Noun:
   • Enemy army, enemy troops: Refers to the military forces of an adversary or opposing side in a conflict.
   • The enemy (collectively): Can refer to enemy soldiers as a collective body.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân ta đã đánh bại địch quân. (Our army has defeated the enemy troops.)
  • Địch quân đang rút lui về phía bắc. (The enemy army is retreating to the north.)
  • Tin tức tình báo cho biết địch quân đang tập trung gần biên giới. (Intelligence reports indicate enemy troops are gathering near the border.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Formal Context: The term is often used in historical, military, or formal narrative contexts, such as in news reports, historical accounts, or literature about war.
  • Trong trận chiến ấy, địch quân có số lượng áp đảo. (In that battle, the enemy army had overwhelming numbers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quân địch (n): A synonym with the same meaning (enemy army/troops). The word order is reversed.
• Kẻ địch (n): The enemy (can refer to individuals or the collective, but is less specific to organized military forces).
• Địch (n): A shorter form meaning "the enemy," often used as a prefix (e.g., địch thủ - opponent, địch quốc - enemy nation).

Synonyms

• Quân địch: Enemy army, enemy troops.
• Quân đội đối phương: The opposing army.

Related Phrases

• Tiêu diệt địch quân: To annihilate the enemy army.
• Theo dõi động tĩnh của địch quân: To monitor the movements of the enemy troops.

Notes on Usage

• Register: This is a formal and literary term. In modern everyday conversation about current events, terms like "quân đội (tên nước X)" (the army of country X) or "lực lượng đối phương" (the opposing force) might be more common.
• Connotation: The term carries a strong adversarial connotation and is typically used from the perspective of one side in a conflict. It is neutral in terms of formality but charged in terms of context.

1. Enemy army, enemy (adverse) troops