bờ lũy
Definition
- Noun:
- A rampart, an embankment: A defensive wall or mound of earth, often built to protect against flooding or as a military fortification.
- A levee, a dike: A man-made structure, typically an embankment, constructed along a river to prevent it from overflowing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bờ lũy được xây dựng để bảo vệ thành phố khỏi lũ lụt. (The levee was built to protect the city from flooding.)
- Quân đội củng cố bờ lũy trước trận chiến. (The army reinforced the rampart before the battle.)
- Con đê kiên cố đó là một bờ lũy vững chắc. (That solid dike is a strong embankment.)
Advanced Usage
- "bờ lũy phòng thủ": defensive rampart/fortification.
- Thành cổ được bao quanh bởi một bờ lũy phòng thủ kiên cố. (The ancient citadel was surrounded by a solid defensive rampart.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đê (n): dike, levee (specifically for water control).
- Thành lũy (n): fortress, citadel (a fortified place, often containing ramparts).
- Tường thành (n): city wall, fortification wall.
Synonyms
- Thành (n): wall, rampart (often part of a citadel or city).
- Pháo đài (n): fortress, stronghold (a fortified building or place).
Related Phrases
- Xây bờ lũy: to build a rampart/levee.
- Người dân cùng nhau xây bờ lũy chống lũ. (The people worked together to build a levee against the flood.)
Related Idioms
- Vững như bờ lũy: (to be) as solid/steadfast as a rampart; meaning extremely firm, reliable, or unshakable.
- Tình bạn của họ vững như bờ lũy. (Their friendship is as solid as a rock / as steadfast as a rampart.)