tiền đồn
Definition
- Noun:
- Outpost: A military post stationed at a distance from the main force or camp, established to guard against surprise attacks and observe enemy movements.
- Frontier station: A remote settlement or position that represents the furthest extent of control or influence in a frontier region.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Quân đội thiết lập một tiền đồn trên ngọn đồi. (The army established an outpost on the hill.)
- Tiền đồn ấy là điểm giao thương cuối cùng của đế chế. (That frontier station was the empire's last trading point.)
Advanced Usage
- Used metaphorically to describe a person, group, or thing positioned at the forefront of an activity or field.
- Phòng thí nghiệm này là tiền đồn của khoa học công nghệ. (This laboratory is an outpost of technological science.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đồn bốt (n): garrison, fort. A more general term for a military post or station.
- Trạm tiền tiêu (n): forward observation post. A specific type of outpost for surveillance.
Synonyms
- Outpost: A detached military post.
- Forward post: A position well ahead of the main body.
- Frontier post: A station on a border or frontier.
Related Idioms
- Lính tiền đồn: Outpost soldier. Can refer literally to a soldier stationed at an outpost or metaphorically to someone in a vulnerable, pioneering position.
- Anh ấy như một lính tiền đồn trong ngành nghiên cứu mới. (He is like an outpost soldier in the new field of research.)