Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hedge: A row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or small trees forming a boundary or fence.
   • Hedgerow: A line of shrubs or trees marking the boundary of a field, garden, or property.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những bông hoa dại mọc cạnh bờ giậu. (Wildflowers grow next to the hedge.)
  • Con mèo thường nằm ngủ dưới bờ giậu. (The cat often sleeps under the hedgerow.)
  • Họ trồng một bờ giậu để ngăn cách khu vườn với đường đi. (They planted a hedge to separate the garden from the path.)

Advanced Usage

• "bên kia bờ giậu": on the other side of the hedge; often used metaphorically to mean "in a different situation or sphere."
  • Câu chuyện từ bên kia bờ giậu nghe thật lạ lùng. (The story from the other side of the hedge sounds very strange.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng rào (n): Fence. (This is a more general term for a barrier, often made of wood or metal, whereas specifically implies a living barrier of plants.)
• Lũy tre (n): Bamboo hedge; a defensive or boundary line made of bamboo plants, carrying cultural and historical connotations in the Vietnamese countryside.

Synonyms

• Hedge.
• Hedgerow.

Related Phrases

• Trò chuyện bên bờ giậu: To chat by the hedge; implies a casual, neighborly conversation.
  • Họ thường trò chuyện bên bờ giậu mỗi chiều. (They often chat by the hedge every evening.)

Related Idioms

• Chuyện bờ giậu bụi tre: Literally "hedge and bamboo grove stories"; refers to trivial, everyday gossip or neighborhood talk.
  • Đó chỉ là chuyện bờ giậu bụi tre, đừng bận tâm. (That's just trivial gossip, don't worry about it.)

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