heo
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Definition
- 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 có nuôi một con heo. (My family raises a pig.)
- Thịt heo là 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 một ổ heo con. (The sow just gave birth to a litter of piglets.)
"heo nái": A breeding sow.
- Trang trại có 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.
noun
- hog; pig; swine
- thịt heopork
- bầy heoheard of swine
- heo cáisow