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 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

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