hoả tiễn
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Definition
- Noun:
- Rocket: A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used for propulsion, as a weapon, or for fireworks and signals.
- Missile: An object which is forcibly propelled at a target, typically a weapon designed to be self-propelled and guided.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nước đó vừa phóng thử một tên lửa hoả tiễn mới. (That country just test-launched a new rocket missile.)
- Hoả tiễn đã đánh trúng mục tiêu. (The missile hit the target.)
- Trình diễn pháo hoa có những chùm hoả tiễn rất đẹp. (The fireworks display had very beautiful rocket bursts.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hoả tiễn" is often used in a military or technological context. In modern Vietnamese, "tên lửa" is a more common synonym, and the two are frequently combined as "tên lửa hoả tiễn" for emphasis or formality.
- "Hoả tiễn đạn đạo": ballistic missile.
- Hoả tiễn đạn đạo có thể mang đầu đạn hạt nhân. (A ballistic missile can carry a nuclear warhead.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tên lửa (n): The more standard and frequently used modern term for rocket or missile.
- Tên lửa vũ trụ (space rocket).
- Rốc-két (n): A direct phonetic loanword from English "rocket," often used in casual contexts.
- Tên lửa hoả tiễn (n): A compound term combining both words for added specificity or rhetorical weight.
Synonyms
- Rocket: A non-guided, self-propelled vehicle or projectile.
- Missile: A guided weapon system.
- Projectile: An object propelled through the air.
Related Idioms
- While there are few direct idioms with "hoả tiễn," it can appear in figurative expressions describing great speed or direct impact.
- Nhanh như hoả tiễn: As fast as a rocket.
- Anh ta chạy nhanh như hoả tiễn. (He ran as fast as a rocket.)
- Rocket, missile