kè
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Fan-palm tree: A type of palm tree (genus Livistona), whose leaves are traditionally used for thatching roofs.
- Stone embankment, revetment: A structure, often made of stone or concrete, built along a riverbank, shoreline, or slope to prevent erosion, control water flow, or act as a breakwater.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Fan-palm):
- Nhà lợp bằng lá kè. (A house roofed with fan-palm leaves.)
- Noun (Embankment):
- Thành phố đang xây kè dọc theo sông. (The city is building an embankment along the river.)
- Kè chắn sóng bảo vệ bến cảng. (The breakwater protects the harbor.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đắp kè": to build/construct an embankment.
- Công nhân đang đắp kè để chống sạt lở. (Workers are building an embankment to prevent landslides.)
- "Kè đá": stone embankment/riprap.
- Họ gia cố bờ bằng một bức kè đá kiên cố. (They reinforced the bank with a sturdy stone embankment.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cây kè (n): fan-palm tree.
- Lá kè (n): fan-palm leaf.
- Đê (n): dike, levee (a larger structure for flood control, often earthen).
- Bờ kè (n): embankment wall, revetment.
Synonyms
- Fan-palm meaning: cây cọ (palm tree).
- Embankment meaning: đập chắn (barrier dam), tường chắn (retaining wall), công trình bảo vệ bờ (shore protection structure).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Xây kè đắp đập: to build embankments and dams (a common phrase for water control projects).
- Kè bê tông: concrete embankment.
- Kè sinh thái: ecological embankment (using natural materials).
Notes on Usage
- The word "kè" for the tree is considered a regional/dialectal term ().
- The primary modern usage often refers to the man-made embankment structure.
- When used in the context of water engineering or construction, it almost always means the revetment or retaining wall.
- (tiếng địa phương) Fan-palm
- Nhà lợp bằng lá kèA house roofed with fan-palm leaves
- Stone embankment
- Xây kè đắp đậpTo build stone embankments and dams