lò mổ
Definition
- Noun:
- Slaughterhouse: A facility where animals such as pigs, cows, and buffaloes are killed for meat to supply a city or region. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- Abattoir: A more formal term for a slaughterhouse.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thịt từ lò mổ này được phân phối đến nhiều chợ. (Meat from this slaughterhouse is distributed to many markets.)
- Lò mổ công nghiệp hoạt động với công suất lớn. (The industrial abattoir operates at a large capacity.)
- Mùi từ lò mổ có thể ngửi thấy từ xa. (The smell from the slaughterhouse can be detected from afar.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe a place or situation of brutal, large-scale destruction or loss, akin to a "killing field."
- Chiến trường ấy như một lò mổ khổng lồ. (That battlefield was like a giant slaughterhouse.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lò sát sinh: A direct synonym meaning "slaughterhouse" (literally, "life-killing furnace").
- Lò sát sinh phải tuân thủ các quy định nghiêm ngặt. (The slaughterhouse must comply with strict regulations.)
Synonyms
- Slaughterhouse: A place where animals are butchered.
- Abattoir: A slaughterhouse.
- Butchery: Can refer to a slaughterhouse or the trade of a butcher.
Related Idioms
- While "lò mổ" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it appears in descriptive metaphors, as shown in the advanced usage.