lộ bàng
Definition
- Noun:
- Roadside / Wayside: The area immediately adjacent to the edge of a road or path. This is an archaic or literary term in Vietnamese.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chiếc xe ngựa đỗ lại ở lộ bàng. (The horse-drawn carriage stopped at the roadside.)
- Có một cây cổ thụ mọc trên lộ bàng. (There is an ancient tree growing on the wayside.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "lộ bàng" is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It is found in classical literature, historical texts, or poetic contexts to evoke an old-fashioned or formal tone.
- In contemporary language, words like "vệ đường" or simply "bên đường" are more commonly used to express the same meaning.
Variants and Related Words
Vệ đường (n): roadside, berm. This is the standard modern term.
- Xe bị hỏng, đành đậu ở vệ đường. (The car broke down, so we had to park on the roadside.)
Bên lề đường (phrase): by the side of the road.
- Họ dựng lều bên lề đường. (They set up a tent by the side of the road.)
Synonyms
- Roadside: the strip of land along the edge of a road.
- Wayside: the side or edge of a road or path.
- Vergе (chiefly British): a strip of grass at the side of a road.
Related Idioms
- While there is no common idiom directly using "lộ bàng", the concept of the roadside appears in proverbs about transience or neglect, similar to the English idiom "to fall by the wayside."
- Kế hoạch đó đã bị bỏ rơi bên lề đường. (That plan has been left by the wayside.)