tứ bề

Tứ bề là những cánh đồng lúa xanh mướt.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • All four sides / every direction: Refers to the four cardinal directions or the surrounding area on all sides. It describes a situation or location that is encompassed or affected from every direction.
   • All around / everywhere: Indicates a state of being surrounded or something happening in every surrounding area.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi bị vây hãm tứ bề. (We were besieged from all sides.)
  • Tứ bề là núi non hùng vĩ. (All around are majestic mountains.)
  • Tiếng hò reo vang lên tứ bề. (Cheers erupted from everywhere.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary, descriptive, or formal contexts to evoke a sense of being completely surrounded or to paint a panoramic scene.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe being under pressure or facing challenges from multiple sources simultaneously.

Variants and Related Words

• Bốn bề (n): A near-synonymous phrase also meaning "on all sides" or "all around."
  • Bốn bề yên tĩnh. (All is quiet on every side.)

Synonyms

• Every direction: Each and every way from a central point.
• All around: In every surrounding area.
• On all sides: From every flank or aspect.

Related Idioms

• Tứ bề thọ địch: To be surrounded by enemies on all sides; to face adversaries from every direction. This idiom describes an extremely precarious situation.
  • Công ty mới thành lập đã rơi vào thế tứ bề thọ địch. (The newly established company found itself surrounded by enemies on all sides.)