Definition

1. Verb:

   • To breach / to assault by force: Refers to a concentrated military attack, often using artillery, bombs, or engineering, aimed at destroying fortifications, walls, or defensive positions to create an opening.
   • To destroy / to demolish through an attack: Describes the act of causing severe damage or complete destruction to a target, such as a building or bunker, through a violent assault.

2. Verb (extended usage):

   • To break through / to overcome a difficult barrier: Used metaphorically to describe making a decisive effort to solve a very challenging problem or overcome a significant obstacle.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Pháo binh được lệnh công phá các lô cốt của địch. (The artillery was ordered to breach the enemy's bunkers.)
  • Quân đội dùng thuốc nổ để công phá bức tường thành. (The army used explosives to demolish the fortress wall.)
• Verb (extended usage):
  • Nhóm nghiên cứu đang cố gắng công phá bài toán hóc búa này. (The research team is trying to break through this thorny problem.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a strategic, powerful, and focused offensive action rather than a general skirmish. It is commonly used in military, historical, and technical contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Công thành (v): to attack a city or fortress.
  • Kế hoạch công thành được vạch ra cẩn thận. (The plan to attack the city was carefully drawn up.)

Synonyms

• Breach: to make a gap in a defensive wall or line.
• Assault: to make a violent physical attack.
• Demolish: to pull or knock down a structure.
• Bombard: to attack continuously with artillery or bombs.

Related Idioms

• Công phá mãnh liệt: to assault fiercely/violently.
  • Cơn bão công phá mãnh liệt vào vùng duyên hải. (The storm assaulted the coastal region fiercely.)