gà con
Definition
- Noun:
- A young chicken, a chick: "gà con" refers specifically to a young chicken, typically one that has recently hatched and is still small.
- A young, inexperienced person: Figuratively, "gà con" can describe a person who is new to a field, naive, or lacks experience, similar to a "newbie" or "rookie."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đàn gà con đang chạy theo mẹ. (The chicks are running after their mother.)
- Anh ấy mới vào nghề, còn là một gà con thôi. (He's new to the profession, still just a rookie.)
- Tôi mua mười con gà con về nuôi. (I bought ten chicks to raise.)
Advanced Usage
- "gà con công nghiệp": industrially raised/broiler chick.
- Trang trại này chuyên nuôi gà con công nghiệp. (This farm specializes in raising broiler chicks.)
- "tội nghiệp như gà con": pitiful like a chick (a simile describing someone very pitiful or vulnerable).
- Nó bị lạc, trông tội nghiệp như gà con vậy. (He got lost and looked as pitiful as a chick.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gà (n): chicken (the general term for the bird).
- Gà mái (n): hen (a female chicken).
- Gà trống (n): rooster (a male chicken).
- Gà giò (n): pullet (a young hen, older than a chick but not yet mature).
- Gà tơ (n): young chicken (often referring to a chicken suitable for cooking).
Synonyms
- Chim non (n): fledgling, nestling (a young bird, not specific to chickens).
- Lính mới (n): new recruit, rookie (for the figurative meaning).
- Tân binh (n): novice, newbie (for the figurative meaning).
Related Phrases
- Ấp gà con: to hatch/incubate chicks.
- Máy ấp trứng dùng để ấp gà con. (An incubator is used to hatch chicks.)
- Nuôi gà con: to raise chicks.
- Công việc nuôi gà con đòi hỏi sự cẩn thận. (Raising chicks requires careful attention.)
Related Idioms
- Gà mờ: Literally "dim-sighted chicken"; figuratively means a person who is ignorant, unaware, or easily fooled in a specific situation. (Note: This is a related but distinct idiom).
- Trong chuyện này, tôi hoàn toàn là gà mờ. (In this matter, I am completely in the dark.)