hoả công

Thân thiện

Quân đội sử dụng hoả công để đốt cháy doanh trại địch.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Fire attack; attack with fire: A military tactic or action that involves using fire as an offensive weapon to assault an enemy position, fortification, or force.

2. Noun (historical/martial context):

   • The use of fire in warfare: Refers specifically to the strategic deployment of incendiary materials or weapons in combat, often in historical or traditional martial contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân đội sử dụng hoả công để đốt cháy doanh trại địch. (The army used a fire attack to burn down the enemy camp.)
  • Hoả công là một chiến thuật cổ xưa nhưng hiệu quả. (Attack with fire is an ancient but effective tactic.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hoả công" is often found in historical narratives, classical literature, or discussions of traditional military strategy, rather than in modern military jargon.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoả lực (n): Firepower; the capacity to deliver fire from weapons.
• Hoả hoạn (n): Fire disaster; a conflagration or large, destructive fire.
• Công thành (v/n): To besiege a city; siege warfare.

Synonyms

• Fire assault
• Incendiary attack
• Attack by fire

Related Idioms

• While "hoả công" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it relates to the proverbial concept of "lấy hoả công hoả" (to use fire to attack fire), analogous to "fighting fire with fire."

Học thuật

1. Attack with fire, use fire as an offensive weapon