lũy
Definition
- Noun:
- Rampart: A defensive wall or embankment, typically made of earth, built to protect a position or fortification.
- Thick hedge/barrier: A dense row of plants (often bamboo) planted to form a protective fence or boundary.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Quân lính đang canh gác trên lũy. (The soldiers are guarding on the rampart.)
- Ngôi làng được bao bọc bởi một lũy tre xanh. (The village is surrounded by a green bamboo hedge.)
Advanced Usage
"Thành lũy": fortress, citadel (a combination of walls and ramparts).
- Thành lũy kiên cố đã bảo vệ kinh đô suốt nhiều thế kỷ. (The sturdy fortress protected the capital for many centuries.)
"Lũy tre làng": the bamboo hedge of the village (a common cultural image of the Vietnamese countryside).
- Lũy tre làng là hình ảnh quen thuộc trong thơ ca Việt Nam. (The village bamboo hedge is a familiar image in Vietnamese poetry.)
Variants and Related Words
- Luỹ (alternative spelling): This is a common alternate spelling for "lũy".
- Chiến lũy (n): battlement, bulwark (specifically for military defense).
- Họ dựng chiến lũy để chống lại quân địch. (They erected a bulwark to fight against the enemy.)
Synonyms
- Thành (n): wall, citadel (often larger and more permanent than a "lũy").
- Rào (n): fence, barrier (a more general term for any fence).
Related Phrases (Phrasal verbs are not typically applicable to Vietnamese nouns in the same way as English. This section covers common noun phrases.)
Đắp lũy: to build/raise a rampart.
- Dân làng cùng nhau đắp lũy để phòng thủ. (The villagers built a rampart together for defense.)
Lũy thừa (n): In mathematics, this is a compound word meaning "exponent" or "power" (e.g., 2^3). It is a distinct term and not a direct variant of "lũy" alone.
- Anh ấy đang học về phép tính lũy thừa. (He is studying exponentiation.)
Related Idioms
- "Vững như thành lũy": as solid as a fortress (meaning very firm and secure).
- Tình bạn của họ vững như thành lũy. (Their friendship is as solid as a fortress.)
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rampart
