cám
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Definition
- Noun:
- Bran: The primary meaning of "cám" is the hard outer layers of cereal grains, such as rice or wheat, which are separated from the flour during the milling process. It is typically brown in color and has a coarse, powdery texture.
- Bran-based feed: By extension, "cám" can also refer to a cooked mixture made from this bran, often combined with vegetables or other scraps, used as feed for livestock, particularly pigs.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tôi mua một bao cám gạo. (I bought a sack of rice bran.)
- Người nông dân đang trộn cám với rau để nấu cho lợn. (The farmer is mixing bran with vegetables to cook for the pigs.)
- Lợn ăn cám rất nhanh. (Pigs eat bran very quickly.)
Advanced Usage
- "cám công nghiệp" or "cám tổng hợp": Refers to industrially produced, compound animal feed, which may contain bran along with other nutrients.
- Trang trại này sử dụng hoàn toàn cám công nghiệp. (This farm uses entirely industrial animal feed.)
Variants and Related Words
Cám gạo (n): Rice bran, specifically the bran from milling rice.
- Cám gạo thường được dùng trong chăn nuôi. (Rice bran is commonly used in animal husbandry.)
Cám lợn (n): Pig feed; this term directly refers to the bran or mixed feed intended for pigs.
- Chiều nào bà cũng nấu một nồi cám lợn. (Every afternoon, she cooks a pot of pig feed.)
Synonyms
- Bran: The ground husk of a cereal grain.
- Animal feed / Swill: A general term for waste food or mixed feed given to animals.
Related Idioms
Ăn như lợn ăn cám: To eat like a pig eats bran; meaning to eat very greedily and messily.
- Nó ăn như lợn ăn cám, chẳng chú ý đến ai. (He eats like a pig, not paying attention to anyone.)
Cơm không lành, canh không ngọt: Literally "the rice isn't good, the soup isn't sweet". This idiom is sometimes used in contrast to a life of hardship, where one might only have "cám" to eat, implying poor quality food or a difficult situation.