Definition

Noun: - A loophole, embrasure, or crenel: A vertical opening or slit in a fortified wall, parapet, or structure, designed for observing, shooting, or firing weapons through while providing protection for the defender. Historically used in castles, forts, and defensive walls.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các binh lính canh gác qua những lỗ châu mai trên tường thành. (The soldiers kept watch through the loopholes in the fortress wall.)
  • Kiến trúc của pháo đài bao gồm nhiều lỗ châu mai để phòng thủ. (The fortress's architecture included many embrasures for defense.)

Advanced Usage

• "bắn qua lỗ châu mai": to shoot through a loophole/embrasure.
  • Quân địch khó có thể bắn trúng những người lính đang bắn qua lỗ châu mai. (It was difficult for enemy troops to hit the soldiers shooting through the embrasures.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lỗ châu mai: This is the most common and complete compound term. The explanation above is for the core term 'châu mai', which is inherently understood within this compound.
• Pháo đài (n): fortress, castle. (A structure that typically features .)
• Tường thành (n): rampart, fortress wall. (A defensive wall often containing .)

Synonyms

• Lỗ hổng phòng thủ: defensive gap (a more general term, not specific to architecture).
• Khe hở tường: wall slit/gap (a descriptive, non-technical term).

Related Phrases

• Canh gác qua châu mai: to stand guard/watch through a loophole.
  • Nhiệm vụ của họ là canh gác qua châu mai suốt đêm. (Their duty was to stand guard through the loopholes all night.)

Related Idioms

• (Không common idioms): The word 'châu mai' is a specific technical/historical term and is not typically used in common Vietnamese idioms. Its usage is almost exclusively literal and related to military architecture or historical contexts.

noun

1. lỗ châu mai A loop-hole