tôn quây kín
toːn˧˧ kwaːj˧˧ kin˧˥
VI
to completely surround, to encircle tightly, to fence off entirely
Khu vườn được hàng rào tôn quây kín.
The garden is completely surrounded by corrugated iron fencing.
Etymology
It is a Vietnamese phrase combining three words: 'tôn' meaning corrugated iron, 'quây' meaning to surround, and 'kín' meaning closed or complete. It originally referred to enclosing an area with corrugated iron fencing before being used more broadly for any tight full encirclement.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: tôn (fence material) + quây (surround) + kín (complete) = material + action + degree = complete encirclement with fencing.
Collocations
khu đất tôn quây kínkhu công trình tôn quây kínmảnh vườn tôn quây kín
Synonyms
bao vây kínquây lại kín
Antonyms
mở cửakhông rào chắn
Related Words
tôn lợphàng ràobao vây
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