hào
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
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.
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
- ditch; moat; dike; trench
- hào giao thônga communication trench