Definition

1. Noun:
   • Prison, jail (archaic): "khám đường" refers to a place of confinement for criminals, a prison. This term is now considered old-fashioned or literary in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tên tội phạm bị đưa vào khám đường. (The criminal was taken to prison.)
  • Trong tác phẩm văn học cổ, nhân vật thường bị giam trong khám đường. (In classic literary works, characters are often imprisoned in jail.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khám đường" is primarily found in historical contexts, classical literature, or when referring to the prison systems of the past. Using it in contemporary conversation about modern prisons might sound archaic or overly formal.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà tù (n): Prison, jail. This is the standard modern term.
• Nhà giam (n): Detention house, jail. Also a common contemporary synonym.
• Trại giam (n): Detention camp, prison camp.
• Ngục (n): Dungeon, prison (also has a literary/archaic feel).

Synonyms

• Prison: Nhà tù, trại giam.
• Jail: Nhà giam, trại tạm giam.
• Dungeon: Hầm ngục, ngục tối (emphasizes a dark, underground cell).

Related Phrases

• Vào khám đường: To go to prison, to be imprisoned.
  • Sau phiên tòa, hắn phải vào khám đường. (After the trial, he had to go to prison.)
• Ở trong khám đường: To be in prison.
  • Ông ấy đã ở trong khám đường mười năm. (He was in prison for ten years.)

Notes on Usage

• "Khám đường" is an obsolete term. In modern legal and everyday contexts, "nhà tù" or "trại giam" are used.
• It may appear in historical documents, novels, or proverbs to evoke a period setting.
• The reference to "khám" alone (as noted in the context) can be a shortened, even more archaic form with the same meaning.

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