Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bridges and culverts: The primary meaning of "cầu cống" refers to physical infrastructure, specifically bridges and drainage culverts, often considered together as essential components of a road or transport network.
   • Civil engineering infrastructure (roads and bridges): In a broader, more technical sense, "cầu cống" can refer to the field of civil engineering related to the construction and maintenance of bridges, roads, and associated public works.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau trận lũ, hệ thống cầu cống trong tỉnh bị hư hỏng nặng. (After the flood, the system of bridges and culverts in the province was severely damaged.)
  • Anh ấy là một kỹ sư cầu cống. (He is a civil engineer specializing in roads and bridges.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in official, technical, or administrative contexts related to construction and public works.
• It can imply the entire network of such structures within a region.

Variants and Related Words

• Cầu đường (n): A near-synonymous compound meaning roads and bridges; general transportation infrastructure.
  • Dự án phát triển cầu đường ở nông thôn. (A project to develop rural roads and bridges.)

Synonyms

• Bridges and culverts: The direct translation for the physical structures.
• Civil engineering works (transportation): For the professional/technical field.

Related Idioms

• While "cầu cống" itself is not commonly used in idioms, it is a standard technical term. The related word "cầu" (bridge) appears in idioms like:
  • Cầu được ước thấy: Literally "to have a bridge and a wish seen," meaning to have one's wishes come true.

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