Definition

1. Noun:
   • A group of people or animals of approximately the same age or generation: "lứa" refers to a cohort or group born or raised around the same time.
   • A batch or litter (of animals): "lứa" can specifically denote all the young animals born to an animal at one time.
   • A crop or batch (of plants/fruit): "lứa" can also refer to a set of plants or fruits that develop and are harvested in the same period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi là bạn học cùng lứa. (We are friends of the same generation/age group.)
  • Con mèo nhà tôi vừa đẻ một lứa bốn con. (My cat just gave birth to a litter of four.)
  • Vườn nhãn năm nay cho lứa quả rất ngọt. (The longan garden yielded a very sweet batch of fruit this year.)

Advanced Usage

• "lứa tuổi": age group, age bracket.
  • Chương trình này phù hợp với lứa tuổi thanh thiếu niên. (This program is suitable for the teenage age group.)
• "cùng một lứa": of the same age group or generation; peers.
  • Họ lớn lên cùng một lứa trong làng. (They grew up as peers in the village.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lứa lứa (adj, informal): Used to describe things that are similar in kind or batch.
  • Mua mấy quả lứa lứa nhau cho dễ chọn. (Buy fruits that are similar in batch for easier selection.)
• Lứa đôi (noun, literary): A couple, a pair (often in a romantic context).
  • Lứa đôi ấy thật hạnh phúc. (That couple is truly happy.)

Synonyms

• Thế hệ (noun): Generation (broader, often for humans over a longer period).
• Đàn (noun): Flock, herd, school (a general group of animals).
• Mẻ (noun): Batch, lot (often for inanimate things like baked goods or production runs).

Related Phrases

• Đến lứa (phrase): To reach a suitable age (often for marriage or reproduction).
  • Con gái đã đến lứa lấy chồng. (The daughter has reached the age for marriage.)
• Lứa đầu, lứa sau (phrases): The first batch, the later batch.
  • Lứa đầu hoa nở rất đẹp. (The first batch of flowers bloomed beautifully.)

Related Idioms

• "Ngựa non háu đá" (Young horse is eager to kick): This idiom is often used to describe impulsive young people of a new generation ("lứa trẻ").
  • Lứa trẻ bây giờ đúng là ngựa non háu đá. (The young generation nowadays is truly impulsive.)

noun

1. rank; class
   • cùng một lứa
     of the same rank

noun

1. litter; brook; farrow
   • lứa heo
     litter of pigs