Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dangerous mountain road: A narrow, steep, and perilous path through mountainous terrain, often requiring makeshift bridges made from tree trunks to cross ravines or gaps.
   • Precipitous mountain trail: An archaic or literary term describing a rugged and hazardous trail on a mountain.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đoàn leo núi phải cẩn thận vượt qua con sạn đạo cheo leo. (The climbing team had to carefully cross the precipitous dangerous mountain road.)
  • Trong truyện cổ, các nhân vật thường phải đối mặt với sạn đạo đầy hiểm nguy. (In folktales, characters often face dangerous mountain roads full of perils.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered archaic or literary and is rarely used in modern everyday Vietnamese. It is more likely to be encountered in classical literature, historical texts, or poetic descriptions of landscapes.
• It evokes a sense of ancient, untamed, and formidable natural obstacles.

Variants and Related Words

• Đường núi hiểm trở: A more common modern phrase meaning "dangerous/perilous mountain road."
• Đèo: Mountain pass. (e.g., - Hai Van Pass)
• Lối mòn: Trail, path.

Synonyms

• Đường hiểm: Dangerous road.
• Lối đi cheo leo: Precipitous path.

Related Phrases

• Vượt sạn đạo: To traverse/cross a dangerous mountain road. (This is a fixed phrase where the verb "vượt" is commonly paired with the noun "sạn đạo".)
  • Nhà thám hiểm dũng cảm vượt sạn đạo để đến ngôi làng bí ẩn. (The brave explorer traversed the dangerous mountain road to reach the mysterious village.)

1. (ít dùng) Dangerous mountain road