bạo cửa
Definition
- Noun:
- Doorstep / Threshold: A raised piece of wood, stone, or other material at the base of a doorway, which one steps over when entering or leaving a building. This is the primary meaning, though it is noted as a dialectal term.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đứa bé ngồi chơi trên bạo cửa. (The child sat playing on the doorstep.)
- Hãy lau sạch bạo cửa trước khi vào nhà. (Please wipe the threshold clean before entering the house.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is identified as dialectal in some sources. In standard Vietnamese, the word "bậu cửa" or "ngưỡng cửa" is more commonly used for "doorstep" or "threshold."
Variants and Related Words
- Bậu cửa (n): Doorstep, threshold (the more standard term).
- Anh ấy đứng chờ ở bậu cửa. (He stood waiting at the doorstep.)
- Ngưỡng cửa (n): Threshold, doorstep.
- Bước qua ngưỡng cửa một ngôi nhà mới. (To step over the threshold of a new house.)
Synonyms
- Threshold: The strip of wood or stone at the bottom of a doorway.
- Doorstep: A step leading up to the outer door of a building.
Related Idioms
- Ngưỡng cửa tử sinh: The threshold of life and death (a literary/philosophical idiom).
- Vượt qua ngưỡng cửa tử sinh. (To pass through the threshold of life and death.)