ải quan
Definition
- Noun:
- Frontier pass: A narrow, strategically important, and often heavily guarded passage or gateway located at a border between two countries or territories. Historically, it refers to a fortified checkpoint controlling movement and providing defense.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Quân đội canh giữ nghiêm ngặt tại ải quan. (The army guards the frontier pass strictly.)
- Thương nhân phải trình giấy tờ khi qua ải quan. (Merchants must present documents when passing through the frontier pass.)
Advanced Usage
- The term ải quan is primarily historical or literary, evoking imagery of ancient or medieval border fortifications, in contrast to the modern term for "customs" (hải quan).
Variants and Related Words
- Ải (n): A strategic pass or defile, often mountainous and fortified.
- Hải quan (n): Customs (office). This is a distinct modern term for the agency that controls the flow of goods across borders, not a direct variant of ải quan.
Synonyms
- Border gate: An entrance or exit point at a frontier.
- Mountain pass: A route through a mountain range, often with strategic importance.
- Frontier checkpoint: A controlled point of entry at a border.
Related Idioms
- Vượt ải quan: To pass through the frontier gate. This can be used literally or metaphorically to describe overcoming a major, challenging obstacle.
- Cuộc đời có nhiều ải quan phải vượt qua. (Life has many frontier passes one must cross.)
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