Definition

Verb: - To be locked in battle; to engage in close combat: Refers to a military situation where opposing forces are in direct, close-quarters contact, often in a fierce and sustained fight. - To attack simultaneously from multiple sides: Describes a coordinated military assault that converges on a target from different directions at the same time.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai đạo quân đã giáp công nhau suốt nhiều giờ. (The two armies were locked in battle for many hours.)
  • Đơn vị đặc nhiệm được lệnh giáp công pháo đài từ ba hướng. (The special forces unit was ordered to attack the fortress simultaneously from three directions.)

Advanced Usage

• "ba mũi giáp công": A specific military tactic meaning "a three-pronged simultaneous attack."
  • Chiến lược ba mũi giáp công đã khiến đối phương hoàn toàn bất ngờ. (The three-pronged simultaneous attack strategy completely surprised the enemy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giáp lá cà (v): To fight hand-to-hand; to engage in melee combat.
  • Sau đợt pháo kích, bộ binh xông lên giáp lá cà với quân địch. (After the artillery barrage, the infantry charged forward into hand-to-hand combat with the enemy forces.)

Synonyms

• Engage: To enter into combat with.
• Assault: To make a concerted attack.
• Converge: To attack from multiple converging points.

Related Idioms

• Giáp mặt giáp công: This emphasizes the direct, face-to-face nature of the confrontation, though it is less common as a fixed idiom. The core concept remains close, direct combat.

1. Be locked in battle
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