Definition

Noun: 1. Deer: A hoofed, grazing mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Males of most species grow and shed antlers annually. The term "hươu" in Vietnamese often refers specifically to smaller deer species, such as the muntyac or barking deer, but can be used generally. * Con hươu đang gặm cỏ trong rừng. (The deer is grazing in the forest.) * Sừng hươu rụng mỗi năm một lần. (Deer antlers shed once a year.)

Usage Examples

• General term for deer:
  • Khu bảo tồn này có rất nhiều hươu. (This reserve has many deer.)
  • Hươu là loài động vật nhút nhát. (Deer are shy animals.)
• Referring to specific features:
  • Anh ấy sưu tầm sừng hươu. (He collects deer antlers.)
  • Thịt hươu được coi là một món đặc sản. (Deer meat is considered a specialty.)

Advanced Usage

• "hươu sao": Refers specifically to the spotted deer or chital (), known for the white spots on its coat.
  • Ở vườn thú, tôi thích ngắm đàn hươu sao. (At the zoo, I like to watch the herd of spotted deer.)
• "hươu vàng" or "mang vàng": Refers to the Indian muntjac or barking deer (), a small, golden-brown deer common in Vietnam.
  • Tiếng kêu của hươu vàng nghe như tiếng chó sủa. (The call of the barking deer sounds like a dog barking.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hươu nai: This compound term is often used to refer to deer in a broader, more general sense, encompassing both smaller deer ("hươu") and larger deer like elk or moose ("nai").
  • Các loài hươu nai phân bố rộng khắp thế giới. (Deer species are distributed worldwide.)
• Nai: A noun typically referring to larger deer species, such as the sambar deer or elk.
  • Con nai có bộ gạc rất to. (The elk has very large antlers.)
• Nhung hươu: A noun meaning deer antler velvet, the soft, growing stage of antlers used in traditional medicine.
  • Nhung hươu là một vị thuốc quý. (Deer antler velvet is a precious medicinal ingredient.)

Synonyms

• Hoẵng: A noun for a specific small deer species, similar to the fea's muntjac. It is a more specific zoological term.
• Mang: A noun for the muntjac or barking deer, very similar in meaning to "hươu vàng".

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Chạy như hươu: To run very fast, like a deer.
  • Nghe thấy tiếng động, nó chạy như hươu vào rừng. (Hearing the noise, he ran like a deer into the forest.)
• Mắt hươu nai: (Eyes like a deer's) Describes large, innocent, and gentle-looking eyes.
  • Cô bé có đôi mắt hươu nai rất đẹp. (The little girl has very beautiful, doe-like eyes.)

noun

1. stag