Definition

1. Noun:
   • War; warfare; the state of armed conflict: The literal and primary meaning of "lửa đạn" refers to war, specifically evoking the imagery of fire ("lửa") and bullets ("đạn") to represent violent armed conflict.
   • The harsh realities of combat: It connotes the direct experience of battle, its dangers, and its destructive nature.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Họ đã trải qua những năm tháng lửa đạn. (They lived through the years of war.)
  • Ký ức về lửa đạn vẫn còn in đậm trong tâm trí các cựu chiến binh. (Memories of warfare are still deeply etched in the veterans' minds.)
  • Cuốn tiểu thuyết mô tả chân thực hiện thực lửa đạn. (The novel realistically depicts the harsh reality of war.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary, historical, or solemn contexts to describe the period or experience of war with a strong emotional and sensory impact, emphasizing its violence and tragedy.

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến tranh (n): War. This is the standard, more general term.
  • chiến tranh thế giới (world war)
• Hỏa lực (n): Firepower.
  • hỏa lực áp đảo (overwhelming firepower)

Synonyms

• Warfare: The waging of war.
• Armed conflict: A state of fighting between countries or groups.
• Combat: Active fighting in a war.

Related Idioms

• Sống trong lửa đạn: To live amidst the fire of battle; to live in a war zone.
  • Thế hệ đó lớn lên sống trong lửa đạn. (That generation grew up living amidst the fire of battle.)
• Tình đồng chí nơi lửa đạn: Comradeship forged in battle.
  • Họ có một tình bạn nơi lửa đạn. (They have a friendship forged in battle.)

1. War