tôn quây kín
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Quick answers
What does tôn quây kín mean?
tôn quây kín means: to completely surround, to encircle tightly, to fence off entirely
How do you pronounce tôn quây kín?
tôn quây kín: toːn˧˧ kwaːj˧˧ kin˧˥
How is tôn quây kín used in a sentence?
Khu vườn được hàng rào tôn quây kín.
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.