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chân vạc

Chiếc vạc đồng cổ đứng vững nhờ ba chân vạc.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A tripod, a three-legged stand: The literal meaning referring to a stand or support with three legs, like that of a traditional Vietnamese cauldron (vạc).
    • A tripodal formation/position: A figurative meaning describing a stable, triangular arrangement of three points, often used in military, strategic, or structural contexts.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Chiếc vạc đồng cổ đứng vững trên ba chân vạc. (The ancient bronze cauldron stood firmly on its three legs (tripod).)
    • Ba lực lượng tạo thành một thế chân vạc vững chắc. (The three forces form a stable tripodal position.)
    • Chiến lược phát triển dựa trên thế chân vạc: kinh tế, văn hóa, và giáo dục. (The development strategy is based on a tripodal foundation: economy, culture, and education.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Thế chân vạc": A set phrase meaning "a tripodal situation/formation." It implies excellent stability, balance, and mutual support between three core elements.
    • Họ bố trí lực lượng theo thế chân vạc để hỗ trợ lẫn nhau. (They deployed their forces in a tripodal formation to support each other.)
  • "Vững như chân vạc": An idiom meaning "as solid/stable as a tripod," used to describe something extremely firm and unshakable.
    • Nền tảng của công ty vững như chân vạc. (The company's foundation is as solid as a tripod.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Kiềng ba chân (n): Another term for a three-legged stand or tripod, often used for cooking stoves. It emphasizes the stabilizing function of three legs.
  • Thế chân kiềng (n): Similar to "thế chân vạc," meaning a stable, three-pointed structure or strategy.
  • Tam giác (n): Triangle (geometric shape). While related in the concept of three points, "tam giác" is purely geometric and does not carry the connotation of structural support like "chân vạc."
Synonyms
  • Kiềng ba chân: Three-legged stand.
  • Thế tam giác: Triangular formation (more geometric, less idiomatic).
  • Thế kiềng ba chân: Tripodal stance/formation.
Related Idioms
  • "Vững như kiềng ba chân": Synonymous with "vững như chân vạc," meaning extremely stable and reliable.
    • Mối quan hệ hợp tác vững như kiềng ba chân. (The cooperative relationship is as stable as a three-legged stand.)
chân vạc

Chiếc vạc đồng cổ đứng vững nhờ ba chân vạc.

  1. Tripodal (like the three legs of a cauldron), troika-like
    • đóng quân thành thế chân vạc
      to dispose troops in a tripodal position