cám lợn
Definition
- Noun:
- Pig bran / Swine bran: A coarse, dry mixture of ground grain husks (especially rice bran) and other mill byproducts, traditionally used as the primary feed for pigs.
- Figurative, derogatory: Something of very poor quality, fit only for pigs; or a messy, unappetizing mixture of food.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi thường trộn rau lang với cám lợn để cho heo ăn. (My grandmother often mixed sweet potato leaves with pig bran to feed the pigs.)
- Món ăn này nấu như cám lợn, không ai muốn đụng đũa. (This dish is cooked like pig slop; no one wants to touch it.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is strongly associated with traditional, small-scale livestock raising. In modern industrial farming, specialized compound feeds are used, though bran may still be a component.
- Used metaphorically to harshly criticize the appearance, quality, or preparation of food.
Variants and Related Words
- Cám gạo (n): Rice bran. This is the primary ingredient in traditional .
- Thức ăn cho lợn (n): Pig feed. The modern, general term.
Synonyms
- Bran mash
- Pig feed
- Swill (particularly when referring to a messy, liquid food mixture).
Related Idioms
- Ăn như lợn / ăn như heo: To eat like a pig (messily or gluttonously). This idiom shares the derogatory comparison to pigs.
- Đồ cám lợn: Used as a direct insult meaning "This is pig slop!" when referring to badly prepared food.