đâm thủng
Definition
- Verb:
- To pierce: To make a hole through something by pushing a sharp object into it.
- To puncture: To cause a break or hole in a thin or flexible material, often causing it to deflate or leak.
- To breach / To break through: To penetrate and create an opening in a barrier, defense, or surface.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Một cây đinh đã đâm thủng lốp xe. (A nail punctured the tire.)
- Mũi tên đâm thủng tấm khiên. (The arrow pierced the shield.)
- Quân đội đã đâm thủng phòng tuyến của địch. (The army breached the enemy's defensive line.)
Advanced Usage
- "đâm thủng màn đêm": to pierce the night (often used poetically for light or sound cutting through darkness).
- Ánh đèn pha đâm thủng màn đêm. (The headlights pierced the night.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đâm (v): to stab, to thrust.
- Không được đâm dao vào bàn. (Do not stab the knife into the table.)
- Thủng (adj): having a hole, punctured.
- Cái xô đã bị thủng. (The bucket has a hole in it.)
Synonyms
- Pierce: To make a hole with a sharp point.
- Puncture: To make a small hole, especially in a tire.
- Penetrate: To enter or pass through something.
Related Idioms
- Đâm thủng trời: to pierce the sky (to do something extremely audacious or shocking).
- Lời tuyên bố của hắn như đâm thủng trời. (His declaration was as shocking as piercing the sky.)