súng đạn
Definition
- Noun:
- Firearms and ammunition: A collective term referring to guns and the bullets or shells they fire. It denotes the complete equipment needed for shooting.
- Weaponry / Arms: More broadly, it can refer to firearms as a category of weapons.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lực lượng này được trang bị đầy đủ súng đạn. (This force is fully equipped with firearms and ammunition.)
- Việc buôn lậu súng đạn qua biên giới là cực kỳ nguy hiểm. (Smuggling firearms and ammunition across the border is extremely dangerous.)
- Kho súng đạn đã bị phá hủy. (The arsenal of weapons and ammunition was destroyed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "súng đạn" is often used in formal, military, or journalistic contexts to discuss topics like arms trafficking, military supplies, or violent conflict.
- Cuộc xung đột leo thang với súng đạn ngày càng nhiều. (The conflict escalated with increasing use of firearms and ammunition.)
Variants and Related Words
- Súng (n): gun, firearm.
- Anh ta cầm một khẩu súng. (He is holding a gun.)
- Đạn (n): bullet, ammunition, shell.
- Viên đạn xuyên qua tường. (The bullet went through the wall.)
- Vũ khí (n): weapon (a broader term that includes non-firearm weapons).
- Vũ khí hóa học bị cấm. (Chemical weapons are banned.)
Synonyms
- Arms: Weapons, especially firearms.
- Firearms and ammunition: Guns and their corresponding bullets or shells.
- Weaponry: Military weapons collectively.
Related Idioms
- Cơm áo gạo tiền, súng đạn đao kiếm: This contrasting idiom juxtaposes the mundane concerns of daily life ("rice, clothes, money") with the violence of weaponry ("guns, bullets, swords"). It highlights the difference between ordinary struggles and armed conflict.
- Anh ấy chỉ lo chuyện cơm áo gạo tiền, chẳng quan tâm đến chuyện súng đạn đao kiếm ngoài kia. (He only worries about daily necessities, not about the violence and weaponry out there.)