Definition

1. Noun:
   • Breast or fillet: The lean meat section on the sides of the chest and belly of a bird, chicken, or fish. For poultry, it is analogous to the breast; for fish, it is the fillet.
   • Rib: A bone in the ribcage of an animal or person.
   • Keel: The central structural base or the underwater part of a boat's hull.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Meat):
  • Mẹ mua lườn cá để kho. (Mom bought fish fillet to braise.)
  • Món gà nướng này chỉ dùng phần lườn. (This grilled chicken dish uses only the breast.)
• Noun (Rib):
  • Con hổ bị thương ở lườn. (The tiger was injured in the rib.)
• Noun (Boat part):
  • Lườn thuyền được làm bằng gỗ cứng. (The boat's keel is made of hard wood.)

Advanced Usage

• "lườn hổ": Literally "tiger's rib"; refers to the rib of a tiger or, figuratively, to something very strong or a core structural element.
  • Câu chuyện ấy là lườn hổ của toàn bộ tác phẩm. (That story is the strong backbone of the entire work.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lườn cá (n): Fish fillet.
• Lườn gà (n): Chicken breast.
• Sườn (n): Ribs (more commonly used for pork or beef ribs, or the side of a body). and can sometimes overlap in meaning for "rib".

Synonyms

• Breast: For poultry (e.g., chicken breast).
• Fillet: For fish or meat.
• Rib: A bone in the ribcage.
• Keel: The bottom structure of a ship.

Related Terms

• Thịt nạc: Lean meat. is a specific cut of lean meat.
• Carène: The French term for keel, as seen in the historical Vietnamese-French dictionary reference.

1. Breast (of a bird, chicken), fillet (of fish). rib
   • lườn hổ
     A tiger's rib
2. Keel (of boat)