kẽ nứt
Definition
- 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.)