Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lay eggs: The primary biological action of a female animal (typically birds, reptiles, insects, fish) producing and depositing eggs from her body.
   • To be oviparous: Describes the reproductive method of animals that lay eggs, with the embryo developing outside the mother's body.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con gà mái đẻ trứng mỗi ngày. (The hen lays an egg every day.)
  • Rùa biển lên bãi biển để đẻ trứng. (Sea turtles come to the beach to lay eggs.)
  • Hầu hết các loài côn trùng đều đẻ trứng. (Most insects lay eggs.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in scientific and biological contexts to classify reproductive strategies.
  • Động vật đẻ trứng được gọi là động vật đẻ trứng. (Animals that lay eggs are called oviparous animals.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đẻ (v): to give birth, to deliver. A broader term for birth, which can include live birth () or egg-laying ().
• Ổ trứng (n): a clutch of eggs.
• Sự đẻ trứng (n): the act or process of egg-laying (oviposition).

Synonyms

• To lay eggs: The direct English equivalent.
• To be oviparous: The formal biological term.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đẻ trứng vàng: To lay golden eggs (from the fable); used metaphorically to describe a highly profitable asset or venture.
  • Công ty đó là con ngỗng đẻ trứng vàng của tập đoàn. (That company is the group's golden goose.)