Definition

1. Noun:

   • Fence; Hedge; Barrier: A structure, often made of wood, metal, or plants, that encloses an area or marks a boundary to prevent passage or intrusion.

2. Verb:

   • To fence; To enclose; To hedge: The act of putting up a fence or barrier around something.
   • To block; To barricade: To obstruct a path, road, or entrance, preventing access.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Hàng rào của ngôi nhà này được sơn màu trắng. (The fence of this house is painted white.)
  • Con ngựa nhảy qua rào. (The horse jumped over the hedge.)

• Verb:

  • Họ định rào khu vườn để trồng rau. (They plan to fence the garden to grow vegetables.)
  • Cảnh sát rào đường lại vì có tai nạn. (The police blocked the road due to an accident.)

Advanced Usage

• "rào đón" / "rào trước đón sau": To use qualifying or precautionary language; to hedge one's statements.
  • Ông ấy rào đón rất kỹ trước khi đưa ra ý kiến phê bình. (He hedged very carefully before giving his critical opinion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng rào (n): Fence, barrier. This is the most common compound form.
  • Hàng rào điện (electric fence).
• Vượt rào (v): To jump over a fence; figuratively, to bypass rules or protocols.
  • Cậu bé vượt rào vào sân bóng. (The boy jumped the fence to get into the soccer field.)
• Rào cản (n): Barrier, obstacle (often figurative).
  • rào cản ngôn ngữ (language barrier).

Synonyms

• Noun: Fence, hedge, barricade, enclosure.
• Verb: To enclose, to fence in, to barricade, to block, to obstruct.

Related Idioms

• Vượt chướng ngại vật / Đua vượt rào: Hurdle race.
  • Đây là nội dung đua vượt rào 110m. (This is the 110m hurdle race event.)
• Chặt rào, bỏ rào: To remove barriers or restrictions.

noun

1. fence; hedge; palsade

verb

1. to enclose; to shut in; to hedge
   • miếng đất của nó rào bằng dây kẽm gai
     His land is fenced with barbed wire