Definition

1. Noun:

   • Hào (currency): A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equal to one-tenth of a đồng.
   • Ditch; Moat; Trench: A long, narrow excavation in the ground, used for drainage, as a boundary, or as a military defense or communication line.

2. Noun (specialized):

   • Line (in the I Ching): In the ancient Chinese divination text, the I Ching or Book of Changes, a hào is one of the six individual lines (broken or unbroken) that make up a hexagram.

Usage Examples

• Noun (currency):
  • Chiếc bút này giá một đồng hai hào. (This pen costs one đồng and two hào.)
• Noun (ditch/trench):
  • Người lính ẩn nấp trong hào. (The soldier hid in the trench.)
  • Thành cổ thường có hào sâu bao quanh để phòng thủ. (Ancient citadels often had deep moats surrounding them for defense.)
  • Họ đào hào giao thông để vận chuyển tiếp tế. (They dug a communication trench to transport supplies.)

Advanced Usage

• "hào lũy": Refers to a system of defensive trenches and ramparts (fortifications).
  • Quân đội củng cố hào lũy trước trận đánh. (The army reinforced their trenches and ramparts before the battle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến hào (n): Specifically a fighting trench or fire trench.
  • Chiến sĩ chiến đấu trong chiến hào. (The soldiers fought from the trenches.)
• Hào giao thông (n): Communication trench (for movement of troops and supplies).
  • Vũ khí được chuyển qua hào giao thông. (Weapons were moved through the communication trench.)

Synonyms

• Ditch: A narrow channel dug in the ground.
• Moat: A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle or town, typically filled with water.
• Trench: A long, narrow ditch, especially one used for military defense.

Related Idioms

• Đào hào đắp lũy: Literally "to dig moats and build ramparts," meaning to build strong defenses or prepare thoroughly for a challenge.
  • Công ty đang đào hào đắp lũy để đối phó với suy thoái kinh tế. (The company is building strong defenses to cope with the economic recession.)

noun

1. hao; dime

noun

1. ditch; moat; dike; trench
   • hào giao thông
     a communication trench