Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mate (of birds, especially poultry): Refers specifically to the act of a male bird mounting a female bird for copulation. This term is primarily used in the context of poultry farming and animal husbandry.
   • To tread: A direct, literal translation of the action. In this specific zoological context, it means the male bird steps on or mounts the female.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gà trống đang đạp mái. (The rooster is treading the hen.)
  • Người nuôi gà cần quan sát thời điểm gà trống đạp mái để ước tính ngày gà mái đẻ trứng. (Poultry farmers need to observe when the rooster treads the hen to estimate the hen's egg-laying date.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is technical and specific. It is almost exclusively used in agricultural, veterinary, or descriptive biological contexts concerning birds. It is not a polite term for general conversation about reproduction.

Variants and Related Words

• Giao phối (Verb): To mate, copulate. This is a more general and scientific term for sexual reproduction across animal species.
• Phối giống (Verb): To breed (animals). This term focuses on the controlled breeding process in husbandry.

Synonyms

• Mate (of birds): The general English equivalent in a biological context.
• Cover (in animal husbandry): A technical term used in farming for the same action.

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Đạp mái (as a compound noun): Can sometimes be used nominally to refer to the mating act itself.
  • Việc đạp mái diễn ra vào sáng sớm. (The treading occurs in the early morning.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term đạp mái is highly specific. Its core meaning is the physical mating act of male poultry. It does not extend to other animals or to figurative use. Do not confuse it with the general verb đạp (to pedal, to step on).

1. Tread
   • Gà trống đạp mái
     Cocks tread hens