gà vịt
Definition
- Noun:
- Poultry: Refers collectively to domesticated birds raised for their meat, eggs, or feathers, primarily chickens and ducks. This is the most common meaning.
- Chickens and ducks: Can specifically denote these two types of birds when mentioned together.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình tôi có một trang trại nhỏ nuôi gà vịt. (My family has a small farm raising poultry.)
- Chợ này bán rất nhiều gà vịt tươi sống. (This market sells a lot of fresh chickens and ducks.)
- Món ăn từ gà vịt rất phổ biến ở Việt Nam. (Dishes made from poultry are very popular in Vietnam.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chuyện gà vịt": (Idiomatic) Refers to trivial, unimportant, or gossipy news/stories; akin to "trivial matters" or "tabloid news."
- Đừng quan tâm đến mấy chuyện gà vịt ấy. (Don't pay attention to that trivial gossip.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gà (n): Chicken.
- Vịt (n): Duck.
- Gia cầm (n): A more formal and general term for poultry or fowl, encompassing chickens, ducks, geese, etc.
- Vịt xiêm (n): Muscovy duck.
Synonyms
- Gia cầm: Fowl, poultry (more formal/technical).
- Thịt gia cầm: Poultry meat.
Related Phrases
- Nuôi gà vịt: To raise poultry.
- Thịt gà vịt: Chicken and duck meat / Poultry meat.
- Trang trại gà vịt: Poultry farm.
Related Idioms
- Chuyện gà vịt: As mentioned in Advanced Usage, this idiom means trivial, inconsequential talk or gossip.
- Toàn là chuyện gà vịt, không có gì quan trọng. (It's all just trivial gossip, nothing important.)