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