Definition

Noun: - Bandit, brigand: A violent robber or outlaw, typically one operating in a group in rural or remote areas, often using force or intimidation. - Pirate (archaic): In historical contexts, it can refer to a pirate or sea robber.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhóm cường đạo đã tấn công đoàn người du lịch trên con đường núi. (The band of bandits attacked the group of travelers on the mountain road.)
  • Trong lịch sử, vùng biển này từng hoành hành nhiều toán cường đạo. (Historically, many bands of pirates infested these seas.)

Advanced Usage

• "Kẻ cường đạo": This common collocation emphasizes the individual as a villainous robber.
  • Hắn bị xem như một kẻ cường đạo nguy hiểm. (He was regarded as a dangerous bandit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cướp (noun): Robber, thief. A more general and common term for a robber.
  • Tên cướp (The robber)
• Giặc (noun): Enemy, invader, rebel. Often used for larger, organized hostile groups, not specifically robbers.
• Hải tặc (noun): Pirate. The modern, standard term for a sea pirate.

Synonyms

• Kẻ cướp: Robber.
• Tên cướp: Robber, thief.
• Kẻ cướp đường: Highwayman.

Related Phrases

• Làm cường đạo / Đi cường đạo: To engage in banditry; to be/act as a bandit.
  • Bọn chúng bỏ làng đi cường đạo. (They left the village to become bandits.)

Related Idioms

• "Cường đạo gặp cường đạo": Literally "bandit meets bandit," similar to the English idiom "set a thief to catch a thief" or "diamond cut diamond," implying a confrontation between two equally cunning or ruthless parties.
  • Cuộc đối đầu giữa hai ông trùm ấy đúng là cường đạo gặp cường đạo. (The confrontation between those two bosses is a true case of diamond cutting diamond.)

noun

1. Bandit