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Một người thợ rừng cẩn thận tránh những cái chông gài dưới lá khô.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Spike; caltrop: A sharp, pointed object, typically made of iron or bamboo, used as a defensive weapon or trap to injure the feet of people or animals.
    • A bed/array of spikes: Refers to a collection or placement of many such sharp objects, often concealed, for defensive or military purposes.
Usage Examples
  • (The guerrillas placed spikes on the road.)
  • (A spike pit is a dangerous type of trap.)
  • (The bamboo spikes are sharpened to a fine point.)
Advanced Usage
  • "bàn chông": A specific weapon or trap consisting of a board or piece of wood embedded with many sharp iron or bamboo spikes.
    • Bàn chông khí đặc trưng của du kích. (The spike board is a characteristic weapon of guerrillas.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Hầm chông (n): A pit trap lined with sharp spikes at the bottom.

    • Quân địch sập hầm chông. (The enemy soldiers fell into a spike pit.)
  • Cọc chông (n): A stake or peg with a sharpened point, often used in fortifications.

Synonyms
  • Caltrop: A four-pointed metal spike designed to always land with one point upward.
  • Spike: A general term for a long, thick, sharp-pointed piece of metal or wood.
  • Stake: A strong, pointed post driven into the ground, which can serve a similar defensive function.
Related Idioms
  • Miệng sắc như chông: (Literally: A mouth as sharp as spikes) An idiom describing someone who speaks in a very harsh, biting, or sarcastic manner.
    • ấy nói năng miệng sắc như chông. (She speaks with a mouth as sharp as spikes.)
chông

Một người thợ rừng cẩn thận tránh những cái chông gài dưới lá khô.

noun
  1. Spike
    • chông tre
      a bamboo spike
    • hầm chông
      a spike-trap