sa trường

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Definition
  1. Noun (Literary, archaic):
    • Battlefield: The primary meaning refers to the ground or area where a battle or war is fought. This term carries a classical, literary tone and is not used in modern everyday speech.
    • Vast sandy field (Poetic, rare): An older, poetic secondary meaning describing a large expanse of sand or desert, often used in classical poetry to evoke a sense of desolation or separation.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Battlefield):

    • Người lính dũng cảm xông ra sa trường. (The brave soldier charged onto the battlefield.)
    • Bao nhiêu anh hùng đã ngã xuống nơi sa trường. (So many heroes have fallen on the battlefield.)

  • Noun (Sandy field - Poetic):

    • Câu thơ cổ tả cảnh biệt ly trên sa trường mênh mông. (The ancient poem describes a scene of separation on a vast, boundless sandy field.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word "sa trường" is almost exclusively found in historical texts, classical literature, or poetic contexts. In modern Vietnamese, the common word for battlefield is "chiến trường".
  • When used in its poetic sense (sandy field), it is a highly specialized term from classical Vietnamese poetry.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chiến trường (n): Battlefield (modern, common term).
    • Các phóng viên có mặt tại chiến trường. (Journalists are present at the battlefield.)
Synonyms
  • Battlefield: A field or area where a battle is fought.
  • Battleground: Synonym for battlefield.
  • Field of battle: A more formal term for battlefield.
Related Idioms
  • Bỏ mình nơi sa trường: To die on the battlefield.
    • Vị tướng trung thành đã bỏ mình nơi sa trường. (The loyal general died on the battlefield.)
  • Gan dạ sa trường: To have the courage of a battlefield veteran; to be exceptionally brave.
    • Anh ấy có gan dạ sa trường, không hề sợ hãi. (He has the courage of a battlefield hero, showing no fear.)
  1. (từ cũ) Battlefield

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