hầm mộ
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Definition
- Noun:
- Catacomb: An underground cemetery consisting of tunnels and chambers with recesses for tombs. This is the primary and most specific meaning.
- Crypt, Vault: A stone chamber, often beneath a church, used for burials. This meaning overlaps with 'crypt' or 'burial vault'.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các nhà khảo cổ đã khám phá một hầm mộ cổ đại ở Rome. (Archaeologists discovered an ancient catacomb in Rome.)
- Hầm mộ của gia đình quý tộc nằm bên dưới nhà thờ. (The noble family's crypt is located beneath the church.)
- Những bức tường trong hầm mộ được trang trí bằng các bức vẽ tôn giáo. (The walls of the catacomb are decorated with religious paintings.)
Advanced Usage
- "hầm mộ tập thể": mass catacomb / collective burial vault.
- Khu vực này từng là một hầm mộ tập thể trong thời chiến. (This area was once a mass catacomb during the war.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hầm (noun): cellar, basement, bunker. This is the root word meaning an underground chamber.
- Mộ (noun): grave, tomb. This is the root word for a burial place.
- Hầm chứa (noun): storage cellar/bunker.
- Hầm trú ẩn (noun): shelter, bunker.
Synonyms
- Hầm mộ is the most precise term. Near synonyms include:
- Hầm chôn cất (burial vault/crypt): Emphasizes the function.
- Địa đạo mộ (tomb tunnel): A more descriptive phrase.
- Crypt (from English/French): Often used in architectural or historical contexts.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Sâu như hầm mộ: (as) deep as a catacomb; used to describe something very dark, deep, or mysterious.
- Căn phòng tối om, sâu như hầm mộ. (The room was pitch dark, deep as a catacomb.)
- Im lặng như hầm mộ: (as) silent as a catacomb; used to describe an extremely quiet place or atmosphere.
- Sau lời tuyên bố, cả hội trường im lặng như hầm mộ. (After the announcement, the entire hall was silent as a catacomb.)
noun
- catacomb