heo

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heo

Trẻ em cho heo ăn trong chuồng.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Hog; pig; swine: A domesticated mammal with a stout body, short legs, and a snout, raised for its meat (pork). This is the primary and most common meaning.
    • (Regional/Dialectal): In Southern Vietnamese dialects, "heo" is the standard word for pig, whereas "lợn" is more common in the North.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Nhà tôi nuôi một con heo. (My family raises a pig.)
    • Thịt heo món ăn phổ biến. (Pork is a common food.)
    • Bầy heo đang ăn trong chuồng. (The herd of swine is eating in the pen.)
Advanced Usage
  • "heo cái": A sow (a female pig).

    • Heo cái vừa đẻ mộtheo con. (The sow just gave birth to a litter of piglets.)
  • "heo nái": A breeding sow.

    • Trang trại nhiều heo nái. (The farm has many breeding sows.)
  • "heo đực": A boar (a male pig).

    • Heo đực thường to hơn. (Boars are usually bigger.)
  • "heo con": A piglet.

    • Những chú heo con rất đáng yêu. (The piglets are very cute.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Lợn (noun): Synonym for "heo," more common in Northern Vietnamese. (Pig)
  • Heo rừng (noun): Wild boar.
  • Cá heo (noun): Dolphin. (Note: This is a compound word where "heo" has a different, specific meaning).
  • Heo quay (noun): Roast pig/suckling pig.
Synonyms
  • Lợn: Pig (Northern dialect).
  • Hog: Pig (often referring to a larger pig).
  • Swine: Pig (more formal or collective term).
Related Phrases
  • Nói toạc móng heo: To speak bluntly/straightforwardly, to lay all the cards on the table. (Idiom: literally "to speak [as plainly as] a pig's hoof").

    • Anh ấy luôn nói toạc móng heo, không vòng vo. (He always speaks bluntly, without beating around the bush.)
  • Thịt heo ba chỉ: Pork belly.

  • Thịt heo nạc: Lean pork.
heo

Trẻ em cho heo ăn trong chuồng.

noun
  1. hog; pig; swine
    • thịt heo
      pork
    • bầy heo
      heard of swine
    • heo cái
      sow