Definition

1. Noun:
   • Jungle fowl; wild chicken: A type of wild bird belonging to the pheasant family, living in forests, known for its ability to fly and its hardy nature.
   • Cock of the wood: A term sometimes used to refer to the male of the species.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tiếng gà rừng gáy vang trong rừng sớm. (The call of the jungle fowl echoes in the forest at dawn.)
  • Gà rừng có bộ lông sặc sỡ hơn gà nhà. (Jungle fowl have more colorful plumage than domestic chickens.)
  • Thịt gà rừng được coi là một đặc sản. (Wild chicken meat is considered a delicacy.)

Advanced Usage

• "săn gà rừng": to hunt jungle fowl.
  • Ngày xưa, người dân thường săn gà rừng để làm thức ăn. (In the past, people often hunted jungle fowl for food.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gà (n): Chicken. The domestic counterpart.
• Gà lôi (n): Pheasant. A different but related bird species often found in forests.
• Gà so (n): Partridge. Another type of wild fowl.

Synonyms

• Bankiva (n): The scientific name for the red junglefowl (), considered the primary ancestor of the domestic chicken.
• Wild fowl (n): A general term for wild birds of the chicken/pheasant family.

Related Phrases

• Chạy như gà rừng: To run very fast (like a jungle fowl).
  • Nghe tiếng động, nó chạy như gà rừng vào trong rừng. (Hearing the noise, he ran into the forest like a jungle fowl.)

Related Idioms

• Gà rừng ăn quẩn cối xay: Literally "a jungle fowl that eats only around the mill". This idiom criticizes someone who, despite having potential or freedom (like a wild bird), limits themselves to a small, familiar, and unambitious circle.
  • Anh ta có tài nhưng không chịu đi đâu, đúng là gà rừng ăn quẩn cối xay. (He is talented but refuses to go anywhere; he's truly a jungle fowl eating only around the mill.)

noun

1. cock of the wood; jungle fowl