Definition

1. Noun:
   • Triple (in medicine): A term primarily used in the medical field to refer to a triple vaccine or trivalent vaccine, which protects against three different diseases.
   • Three consecutive beats (in music/performance): In traditional performance contexts, it can refer to three consecutive drumbeats or a sequence of three connected actions or events.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ em cần được tiêm vắc-xin tam liên. (Children need to be vaccinated with the triple vaccine.)
  • Tiếng trống tam liên báo hiệu màn trình diễn bắt đầu. (The three consecutive drumbeats signaled the start of the performance.)

Advanced Usage

• "vắc-xin tam liên": This is the most common modern usage, specifically meaning a trivalent vaccine (e.g., DTP vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis).
  • Vắc-xin tam liên là một phần quan trọng trong lịch tiêm chủng. (The triple vaccine is an important part of the immunization schedule.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tam liên kế (n): A less common term that can refer to a series of three connected strategies or events.
• Trống tam liên (n): Specifically refers to the three consecutive drumbeats.

Synonyms

• Trivalent vaccine: A vaccine active against three strains of an organism or three different diseases.
• Triple beat: Three successive beats.

Related Idioms

• While not a common idiom itself, "tam liên" can appear in descriptive phrases related to sequences or sets of three in traditional arts or ceremonies.