Definition

1. Noun:
   • A crack or fissure: A narrow opening or line of breakage caused by the splitting or separation of a material, such as in a wall, the ground, or a rock.
   • A rift or cleavage: A figurative gap or division in a relationship, agreement, or system.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Có một kẽ nứt trên tường. (There is a crack in the wall.)
  • Kẽ nứt trên mặt đất ngày càng rộng ra. (The fissure in the ground is widening.)
  • Sự bất đồng đã tạo ra kẽ nứt trong liên minh. (The disagreement created a rift in the alliance.)

Advanced Usage

• "kẽ nứt xã hội": social rift or cleavage.
  • Chính sách này có nguy cơ làm trầm trọng thêm các kẽ nứt xã hội. (This policy risks deepening social cleavages.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vết nứt (n): A crack, fissure. Often used interchangeably with "kẽ nứt," but can sometimes imply a more visible or marked line.
  • Vết nứt trên ly nước. (A crack on the glass.)

Synonyms

• Crack: A line on the surface of something where it has split.
• Fissure: A long, narrow opening or line of breakage.
• Rift: A serious break in a relationship.

Related Idioms

• Lách qua kẽ nứt: To slip through the cracks; to exploit a loophole or a small gap in a system.
  • Một số lỗi đã lách qua kẽ nứt của quy trình kiểm tra. (Some errors slipped through the cracks of the inspection process.)