lò sát sinh
Definition
- Noun:
- Slaughterhouse: A building or facility where animals are killed for their meat. This is the direct and most common translation.
- Abattoir: A more formal term for a slaughterhouse.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mùi từ lò sát sinh lan tỏa khắp khu vực. (The smell from the slaughterhouse spread throughout the area.)
- Những con bò được đưa đến lò sát sinh. (The cows were taken to the abattoir.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe a place or situation of great violence, bloodshed, or ruthless elimination.
- Chiến trường đã biến thành một lò sát sinh. (The battlefield had turned into a slaughterhouse.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lò mổ (n): A direct synonym for "lò sát sinh," also meaning slaughterhouse or abattoir.
- Thịt từ lò mổ này rất đảm bảo vệ sinh. (The meat from this slaughterhouse is very hygienic.)
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 there is no common idiom using the exact phrase "lò sát sinh," the concept is central to the metaphorical idiom:
- Thảm sát (n): Massacre, slaughter. This describes the violent act itself.
- Vụ thảm sát đã gây chấn động cả nước. (The massacre shocked the whole country.)