Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sow: A female pig that is kept and raised specifically for breeding and producing piglets.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trang trại của họ có mười con lợn nái. (Their farm has ten sows.)
  • Lợn nái cần một chế độ dinh dưỡng đặc biệt. (A sow requires a special nutritional diet.)
  • Con lợn nái đó đã đẻ được tám con lợn con. (That sow gave birth to eight piglets.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lợn nái" is specifically used in animal husbandry and farming contexts. It distinguishes a breeding female pig from a young female pig (heifer/gilt) or a pig raised for meat.

Variants and Related Words

• Lợn thịt (n): Market pig / Hog; a pig raised primarily for meat.
• Lợn đực giống (n): Breeding boar; a male pig kept for breeding.
• Lợn con (n): Piglet.

Synonyms

• Sow: The direct and most accurate English equivalent.
• Breeding sow: Emphasizes its reproductive purpose.

Related Idioms

• Nuôi lợn nái, gặt lợn con: Literally "raise a sow, reap piglets." Similar to the idiom "reap what you sow," implying that good care and investment (in the sow) lead to rewards (the piglets).