súng đại bác

Một khẩu súng đại bác được bắn trong buổi diễu binh quân sự.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cannon: A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels or a fixed base, that fires heavy projectiles using an explosive charge. Historically used in warfare and fortifications.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Pháo đài được trang bị nhiều khẩu súng đại bác. (The fortress was equipped with many cannons.)
  • Tiếng súng đại bác vang lên trong lễ diễu binh. (The sound of the cannon roared during the military parade.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in historical or military contexts to describe both antique and modern large-caliber artillery pieces, though modern usage often specifies more precise terms (e.g., howitzer, field gun).

Variants and Related Words

• Pháo (n): A more general term for artillery or firework. Can sometimes refer to cannons in historical contexts.

  • Đoàn quân mang theo pháo. (The troop brought artillery.)

• Đại bác (n): Can be used alone as a shortened, colloquial form for "cannon."

  • Tiếng đại bác nổ vang. (The cannon fire boomed.)

Synonyms

• Cannon: The direct equivalent.
• Artillery: A broader category of large military firearms.
• Gun: A very general term for a firearm; in historical contexts, "great gun" was used for cannon.

Related Idioms

• Nổ như súng đại bác: To make a very loud noise (literally: to explode like a cannon).

  • Tiếng động cơ nổ như súng đại bác. (The engine made a noise like a cannon.)

• Sức mạnh như súng đại bác: To have great force or impact (literally: strength like a cannon).

  • Lời chỉ trích của ông ấy có sức mạnh như súng đại bác. (His criticism had the force of a cannon.)