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Definition
  1. Noun:

    • Goat: A ruminant mammal with hollow horns that curve backward, often kept for its milk, meat, or hair. It is a common domestic animal.
    • Satyr; Lecherous man: (Slang) Used to describe a man, especially an older one, who is lustful or lecherous.
  2. Verb:

    • To flirt; to make a pass at someone: (Colloquial) To behave in a way that shows a sexual interest in someone, often in an unwelcome or obvious manner.
    • To winnow (rice): (Regional, now less common) To separate grain from chaff using a winnowing basket. This meaning is often specified as " thóc".
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Animal):
    • Trang trại của họ nuôi rất nhiều . (Their farm raises many goats.)
    • Sữa rất bổ dưỡng. (Goat milk is very nutritious.)
  • Noun (Slang for a man):
    • Đừng tin lão ấy, hắn một tên già. (Don't trust that old man; he's an old lecher.)
    • Anh ta bị mọi người gọi là thằng tính hay ve vãn. (He is called a lecher by everyone because of his flirtatious nature.)
  • Verb (To flirt):
    • Anh ấy cứ nhân viên phục vụ mới. (He keeps flirting with the new waitress.)
    • Đừng người ta như thế! (Stop making a pass at her like that!)
  • Verb (To winnow):
    • ngoại đang thóc ngoài sân. (My grandmother is winnowing rice in the yard.)
Advanced Usage
  • " máu ": To have lecherous tendencies; to be prone to lustful behavior.
    • Hắn máu , nên chị em phải cẩn thận. (He has lecherous tendencies, so women must be careful.)
  • "Dê cụ" / " già": An old lecher; a dirty old man.
    • Khu phố ai cũng biết tiếng ông ấy một dê cụ. (Everyone in the neighborhood knows he is a dirty old man.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Con : The goat (animal). This is the standard noun form.
  • đực: Billy goat.
  • cái: Nanny goat.
  • con: Kid (young goat).
  • Chuồng : Goat pen; goatfold.
  • thóc: (Verb phrase) To winnow rice. This specifies the agricultural meaning.
Synonyms
  • Con (animal): Goat.
  • Kẻ dâm ô, kẻ sàm sỡ (slang for a man): Pervert, lecher.
  • Ve vãn, tán tỉnh (verb, to flirt): To flirt, to hit on someone.
  • Sàng, sẩy (verb, to winnow): To winnow.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • gái: (Verb phrase, colloquial) To flirt with or hit on girls/women.
    • Hắn suốt ngày chỉ biết gái. (All he does all day is hit on girls.)
  • Bị : (Passive verb phrase) To be flirted with or hit on.
    • ấy rất khó chịu bị suốt buổi tối. (She was very annoyed because she was hit on all evening.)
Related Idioms
  • " như quỷ": As lecherous as a devil; extremely lustful.
    • Thằng cha đó như quỷ, tránh xa ra. (That guy is as lecherous as a devil; stay away from him.)
  • "Đồ xồm": A very rude and vulgar term for a lecherous man.
    • Đồ xồm, biến đi! (You filthy lecher, get lost!)
dê

Một con dê đang gặm cỏ trên sườn đồi.

noun
  1. goat
  2. Satyr
    • lão già ấy một con già
      That old man is a veteraw satyr
    • chuồng
      goat-fold
  3. con