trói tròn
Definition
- Verb:
- To limit / to restrict / to confine: The primary meaning of "trói tròn" is to strictly confine or restrict something, such as actions, scope, or expenditures, within a specific and often narrow boundary or amount.
- To circumscribe: In a more formal sense, it means to draw a line around, defining and limiting the extent of something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chi tiêu của gia đình được trói tròn trong một trăm đồng. (The family's expenses are strictly limited to one hundred dong.)
- Anh ấy trói tròn mình trong phòng để học bài. (He confined himself to his room to study.)
- Kế hoạch bị trói tròn bởi ngân sách ít ỏi. (The plan was circumscribed by the meager budget.)
Advanced Usage
- "trói tròn" in economic or budgetary contexts: Often used to describe tightly constrained financial limits.
- Dự án phải được trói tròn trong phạm vi chi phí đã phê duyệt. (The project must be confined within the approved cost scope.)
Variants and Related Words
Giới hạn (v/n): to limit / a limit. A more common and general synonym.
- Họ giới hạn số lượng người tham dự. (They limited the number of attendees.)
Hạn chế (v): to restrict, to constrain.
- Luật mới hạn chế tốc độ lái xe. (The new law restricts driving speed.)
Synonyms
- Limit: to set a point beyond which something does not extend.
- Restrict: to confine within bounds.
- Confine: to keep within limits.
- Circumscribe: to restrict within limits.
Related Idioms
Bó buộc: to bind, to obligate. While similar, "bó buộc" often implies a binding obligation rather than a spatial or quantitative limit.
- Hợp đồng bó buộc hai bên phải thi hành. (The contract binds both parties to perform.)
Kìm hãm: to restrain, to hold back. Often used for potential or development.
- Sự thiếu vốn kìm hãm sự phát triển. (The lack of capital restrains development.)