Definition

1. Noun:
   • A partition or interior wall: A structure, often made of woven bamboo, wood, or earth plastered with straw, used to divide the interior space of a simple house or hut.
   • A steep face or wall-like surface: A vertical or near-vertical surface of a natural formation, such as a cliff, cave, or mountain.
   • (Anatomy) A septum: A dividing wall or membrane in an organ or cavity of the body.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà tranh vách đất. (A thatched house with earthen walls.)
  • Vách núi rất dựng đứng. (The cliff face is very steep.)
  • Vách ngăn trong phòng được làm bằng gỗ. (The partition in the room is made of wood.)
  • Bác sĩ nói anh ấy có vấn đề ở vách tim. (The doctor said he has a problem with the heart septum.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tai vách mạch rừng": Literally "the wall has ears, the forest has veins," equivalent to the English idiom "walls have ears," meaning be careful what you say as someone may be listening.
  • Cẩn thận khi nói chuyện, tai vách mạch rừng đấy. (Be careful when talking, walls have ears.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vách ngăn (n): A partition, divider.
  • Họ lắp một vách ngăn để chia căn phòng lớn thành hai. (They installed a partition to divide the large room into two.)
• Vách đá (n): Rock face, cliff.
  • Những nhà leo núi đang chinh phục vách đá. (The climbers are conquering the rock face.)

Synonyms

• Tường (n): Wall (generally a more solid, permanent structure, often of brick or concrete).
• Vách tường (n): Wall, partition (can be used similarly to but may imply a more finished structure).
• Vách ngăn (n): Partition, divider (specifically for separating spaces).

Related Phrases

• Nhà rách vách nứa: A house with torn thatch and cracked bamboo walls; describes a very poor, dilapidated house.
  • Gia đình họ sống trong một ngôi nhà rách vách nứa. (Their family lives in a dilapidated house with cracked walls.)

noun

1. wattle wall