gà mái
Noun: 1. A hen: A female chicken, especially one that is mature and capable of laying eggs. 2. A mature female chicken: Specifically refers to an adult female chicken kept for egg production or breeding, as opposed to a young female (pullet) or a male (rooster).
- Noun:
- Con gà mái đang ấp trứng. (The hen is brooding on the eggs.)
- Trang trại nuôi năm mươi con gà mái đẻ. (The farm keeps fifty laying hens.)
- Gà mái thường kêu "cục tác". (A hen usually clucks.)
"gà mái đẻ": A laying hen; a hen specifically kept for egg production.
- Những con gà mái đẻ này cho trứng rất đều. (These laying hens produce eggs very consistently.)
"gà mái cồ": A large, mature hen; often implies a hen that is older or heavier.
- Mẹ tôi mua một con gà mái cồ để nấu cháo. (My mother bought a large hen to cook porridge.)
Gà trống (n): A rooster; a male chicken.
- Tiếng gà trống gáy báo sáng. (The rooster's crow announces the morning.)
Gà con (n): A chick; a young chicken.
- Đàn gà con theo sau gà mái mẹ. (The chicks follow behind the mother hen.)
Gà tơ (n): A young chicken, often a pullet (young female) or cockerel (young male), typically used for meat.
- Thịt gà tơ thường mềm hơn. (Young chicken meat is usually more tender.)
- Hen: The direct and most common English equivalent.
- Layer: A term used in farming for an egg-laying hen.
Nuôi gà mái đẻ: Literally "to raise laying hens"; figuratively, to maintain a steady source of income or benefit.
- Đầu tư vào giáo dục giống như nuôi gà mái đẻ. (Investing in education is like raising laying hens.)
Gà mái mờ: Literally "a dim-sighted hen"; a colloquial term for a woman who is perceived as naive, easily fooled, or lacking awareness.
- Cô ấy cả tin như gà mái mờ vậy. (She is as gullible as a dim-sighted hen.)