công kiên
Definition
- Verb:
- To storm a fortified position; to assault a stronghold: A military term describing a concentrated attack against a heavily defended, fortified enemy position, such as a fortress, bunker, or entrenched camp.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Quân đội đã chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng để công kiên căn cứ địch. (The army prepared thoroughly to storm the enemy base.)
- Chiến thuật công kiên thường gây tổn thất lớn. (The tactic of assaulting a stronghold often causes heavy casualties.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in military, historical, or strategic contexts. It implies a direct, forceful, and often costly attack on a static defensive point, as opposed to mobile warfare or skirmishes.
Variants and Related Words
- Công thành (v): to attack/besiege a city or citadel. A closely related term focusing on attacking walled cities.
- Lịch sử ghi lại nhiều trận công thành nổi tiếng. (History records many famous city sieges.)
Synonyms
- Storm: to attack a defended place suddenly and capture it.
- Assault: a concerted attempt to carry out a forceful attack.
- Besiege: to surround a place with armed forces to compel surrender (focuses on the siege, while focuses on the assault).
Related Idioms
- While not a common idiom, the term can be part of strategic descriptions like "chiến thuật công kiên" (stronghold assault tactics) or "trận đánh công kiên" (a battle of storming a fortress).