cống ngầm
Definition
- Noun:
- Sewer: An underground pipe or conduit designed to carry away wastewater and rainwater from buildings and streets to a treatment facility or a point of discharge.
- Culvert: A tunnel or drain that allows water to pass under a road, railway, or other obstruction.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành phố đang nâng cấp hệ thống cống ngầm. (The city is upgrading the sewer system.)
- Nước mưa chảy vào cống ngầm. (Rainwater flows into the culvert.)
- Mùi hôi từ cống ngầm bốc lên. (A foul smell rose from the sewer.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in urban planning and civil engineering contexts to refer to critical municipal infrastructure for sanitation and flood control.
Variants and Related Words
- Hệ thống cống ngầm (n): sewerage system, sewer system.
- Hệ thống cống ngầm của Hà Nội rất phức tạp. (Hanoi's sewerage system is very complex.)
- Cống thoát nước (n): drainage pipe, drain.
- Cần làm sạch cống thoát nước thường xuyên. (Drainage pipes need to be cleaned regularly.)
Synonyms
- Sewer: An underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter.
- Culvert: A drain or pipe that crosses under a road or similar structure.
- Underground drain: A pipe or channel below ground for carrying away water.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "cống ngầm," it is sometimes referenced metaphorically to describe something hidden, neglected, or foundational to a larger system.
- Bộ máy quan liêu như một hệ thống cống ngầm phức tạp. (The bureaucratic apparatus is like a complex sewer system.)