Definition

1. Noun:
   • Piggery, pigsty: A place where pigs are kept, typically characterized by dirtiness and disorder.
   • A very dirty and messy place: Used metaphorically to describe any place that is extremely dirty, untidy, or squalid, similar to a pigsty.

Usage Examples

• Literal meaning (Piggery/Pigsty):

  • Phía sau nhà là một cái ổ lợn nhỏ. (Behind the house is a small pigsty.)
  • Mùi hôi từ cái ổ lợn bay vào nhà. (The foul smell from the piggery wafts into the house.)

• Metaphorical meaning (A very dirty place):

  • Căn phòng của nó bừa bộn như một ổ lợn. (His room is as messy as a pigsty.)
  • Sau bữa tiệc, nhà bếp trông giống hệt một ổ lợn. (After the party, the kitchen looked exactly like a pigsty.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in comparisons to strongly emphasize filth and disorder.
  • bẩn như ổ lợn: (as dirty as a pigsty) - A common simile.

    • Cái chuồng gà này bẩn như ổ lợn. (This chicken coop is as dirty as a pigsty.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuồng lợn (n): Pigpen, pigsty. This is a more standard, neutral term for a structure housing pigs.
• Trại lợn (n): Pig farm. Refers to a larger-scale commercial operation.
• Lợn (n): Pig, swine.

Synonyms

• Nơi bẩn thỉu: A filthy place.
• Nơi hỗn độn: A chaotic, messy place.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Bẩn như ổ lợn: (As dirty as a pigsty) - A fixed simile used to describe extreme dirtiness.
  • Sau trận lũ, con đường trở nên bẩn như ổ lợn. (After the flood, the road became as dirty as a pigsty.)

1. Piggery, pigsty