Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hemibagrus: A genus of medium to large-sized freshwater catfish found in rivers and lakes across Asia, particularly in Vietnam.
   • A specific type of catfish: Refers to various species within the Hemibagrus genus, known for their smooth, scaleless skin, whisker-like barbels, and often prized as a food fish in Vietnamese cuisine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cá lăng thường sống ở những con sông lớn. (Hemibagrus catfish usually live in large rivers.)
  • Món cá lăng nướng rất thơm ngon. (Grilled cá lăng is very delicious.)
  • Ngư dân vừa bắt được một con cá lăng rất to. (The fisherman just caught a very large cá lăng.)

Advanced Usage

• "cá lăng hầm": stewed Hemibagrus catfish.

  • Món cá lăng hầm măng là đặc sản của vùng này. (Stewed cá lăng with bamboo shoots is a specialty of this region.)

• "lươn đồng, cá lăng": A phrase sometimes used to refer to prized freshwater delicacies (eel and Hemibagrus).

Variants and Related Words

• Cá lăng chấm (n): A specific species, often the spotted ().
• Cá lăng đuôi đỏ (n): Red-tailed .
• Cá da trơn (n): General term for catfish or siluriformes, the broader biological order that includes .

Synonyms

• Cá nheo (n): Another common Vietnamese name for some types of catfish, which can sometimes refer to similar or the same species as depending on the region.

Related Phrases

• Bắt cá lăng: to catch Hemibagrus catfish.

  • Ông ấy rất giỏi bắt cá lăng. (He is very skilled at catching cá lăng.)

• Nuôi cá lăng: to farm/raise Hemibagrus catfish.

  • Mô hình nuôi cá lăng đang phát triển. (The model of farming cá lăng is developing.)

Related Idioms

(This specific word is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal, referring to the fish itself.)

1. Hemibagrus