lai máu
Definition
- Noun:
- Crossbred / Mixed-breed: Refers to an animal produced from the mating of two different breeds or varieties. It emphasizes the biological mixing of bloodlines.
- Hybrid (in a general sense): Can describe an organism resulting from crossbreeding, though in common Vietnamese usage, it is most frequently applied to animals like dogs, cats, or livestock.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con chó này là chó lai máu. (This dog is a crossbred / mixed-breed dog.)
- Nông dân nuôi bò lai máu để tăng năng suất. (Farmers raise crossbred cattle to increase productivity.)
- Mèo lai máu thường có sức đề kháng tốt. (Mixed-breed cats often have good resistance.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in informal and agricultural contexts. In formal biology or genetics, more specific terms like "con lai" (hybrid) or "giống lai" (hybrid breed) might be used.
- It can sometimes carry a colloquial, slightly rustic connotation when describing animals.
Variants and Related Words
- Lai (adj/v): Mixed, crossbred; to crossbreed.
- Giống cây lai (Hybrid plant variety)
- Con lai (n): A hybrid or crossbred offspring.
- Lai giống (v): To crossbreed, to hybridize.
Synonyms
- Crossbred: An animal produced by mating two different breeds.
- Mixed-breed: An animal of no single distinct breed.
- Hybrid (offspring): The result of mixing two different species or varieties.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms directly using the phrase "lai máu." The concept is typically expressed literally.