kẽm gai

Thân thiện

Hàng rào kẽm gai được dựng lên để bảo vệ khu vườn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Barbed wire: A type of strong wire with sharp metal points (barbs) spaced at regular intervals, used primarily for making fences, especially for security, confinement, or to mark boundaries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hàng rào kẽm gai bao quanh doanh trại. (A barbed wire fence surrounds the military base.)
  • Họ cuộn những cuộn kẽm gai để dựng hàng rào mới. (They are coiling rolls of barbed wire to erect a new fence.)
  • Tay anh ấy bị trầy xước vì kẽm gai. (His hand was scratched by barbed wire.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "kẽm gai" is a compound noun in Vietnamese, formed from "kẽm" (zinc, but commonly understood as "wire") and "gai" (thorn, spine, barb). It specifically refers to the manufactured product and is not typically broken down in usage.

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng rào kẽm gai (noun phrase): Barbed wire fence.
  • Hàng rào kẽm gai rất khó vượt qua. (The barbed wire fence is very difficult to cross.)
• Dây thép gai (noun): A synonym for "kẽm gai", also meaning barbed wire. "Dây thép" means steel wire.
  • Dây thép gai thường được sử dụng trong an ninh. (Barbed wire is often used in security.)

Synonyms

• Barbed wire: The direct and most common English equivalent.
• Barbed wire fencing: Emphasizes its use as a barrier.

Related Idioms

• While there are no common idioms directly using "kẽm gai", it is often used metaphorically to describe a situation that is dangerous, restrictive, or painful to navigate.
  • Cuộc sống của họ như bị vây quanh bởi kẽm gai. (Their life is as if surrounded by barbed wire.)

Học thuật

noun

1. barbed wire