Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lineage, ancestry: Refers to the line of descent from an ancestor; one's family or ancestral line.
   • Race, stock: Refers to a group of people or animals sharing common descent or distinctive physical/genetic traits.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy tự hào về dòng giống quý tộc của mình. (He is proud of his noble lineage.)
  • Người ta đang tìm cách bảo tồn dòng giống gà quý hiếm này. (People are trying to preserve the stock of this rare chicken breed.)
  • Dòng giống Tiên Rồng là nguồn gốc của người Việt theo truyền thuyết. (The race of Fairies and Dragons is the origin of the Vietnamese people according to legend.)

Advanced Usage

• "dòng giống tốt": good stock/breeding.
  • Con ngựa này có dòng giống tốt, nên chạy rất nhanh. (This horse comes from good stock, so it runs very fast.)
• "tự hào về dòng giống": to be proud of one's lineage/ancestry.
  • Họ luôn tự hào về dòng giống anh hùng của dân tộc. (They are always proud of the heroic ancestry of their nation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nòi giống (n): Often used similarly to mean "breed, lineage, stock," sometimes with a stronger emphasis on biological descent.
  • Nòi giống anh hùng. (A heroic breed/lineage.)
• Dòng dõi (n): Lineage, descent, ancestry. This word is very close in meaning and often interchangeable with "dòng giống" when referring to human family lines.
  • Dòng dõi hoàng tộc. (Royal lineage.)
• Giống nòi (n): Race, breed, stock. This is a compound of the two related words.
  • Bảo vệ giống nòi. (To protect the race/stock.)

Synonyms

• Gia tộc: Family, clan (focuses more on the extended family group).
• Tổ tiên: Ancestors, forefathers (refers to the ancestors themselves, not the line).
• Chủng tộc: Race, ethnicity (often used in broader anthropological or social contexts).

Related Phrases

• "Dòng giống con Rồng cháu Tiên": A poetic and patriotic phrase meaning "the offspring of the Dragon and the Fairy," commonly used to refer to the Vietnamese people and their mythical origin.
  • Là con dân đất Việt, chúng ta thuộc dòng giống con Rồng cháu Tiên. (As people of Vietnam, we belong to the race of the Dragon and the Fairy offspring.)

1. Stock, race
   • Dòng giống Tiên Rồng
     The race of Fairies and Dragons (Vietnamese, according to an old legend)