hải khẩu

Thân thiện

Sông Cửu Long có nhiều hải khẩu đổ ra Biển Đông.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Estuary: A semi-enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with saltwater from the ocean. It is a transition zone between river and sea environments.
   • Maritime Port: A harbor or port facility located on the coast, used for the loading, unloading, and shelter of ships. (Note: This meaning is less common in modern usage, with 'cảng biển' being the preferred term for a seaport.)

Usage Examples

• Noun (Estuary):
  • Cửa sông này là một hải khẩu rộng lớn. (This river mouth is a large estuary.)
  • Hệ sinh thái hải khẩu rất đa dạng và phong phú. (The estuary ecosystem is very diverse and rich.)
• Noun (Maritime Port - less common):
  • Thành phố phát triển nhờ vào hải khẩu sầm uất. (The city developed thanks to its bustling maritime port.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cửa hải khẩu": The mouth or entrance of an estuary.
  • Tàu thuyền ra vào qua cửa hải khẩu. (Ships enter and exit through the estuary mouth.)
• Used in formal, geographical, or scientific contexts to describe specific coastal features, such as (the Red River estuary).

Variants and Related Words

• Cửa sông (n): River mouth. A more general term for where a river meets the sea, not necessarily implying the mixing zone of an estuary.
• Vịnh (n): Bay. A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
• Cảng biển (n): Seaport. The modern and more common term for a maritime port.
• Estuary (n): The direct English equivalent for the primary meaning.

Synonyms

• Vùng cửa sông: River mouth area.
• Vùng nước lợ: Brackish water area (describing the water characteristic of an estuary).

Related Phrases

• Bảo tồn hải khẩu: Estuary conservation.
  • Bảo tồn hải khẩu là việc làm cần thiết. (Estuary conservation is a necessary task.)
• Hệ thống hải khẩu: Estuarine system.
  • Hệ thống hải khẩu này rất phức tạp. (This estuarine system is very complex.)

Related Idioms

• is a technical term and is not commonly used in Vietnamese idioms. Idioms related to the sea or rivers would use more common words like biển (sea) or sông (river).

Học thuật

1. Estuary