muông
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Definition
- Noun:
- Quadruped, four-legged animal: "Muông" refers to animals with four legs, typically wild beasts or non-domesticated animals.
- Hound, hunting dog: In a more specific and limited context, "muông" can refer to a hound or a dog used for hunting.
Usage Examples
Noun (Quadruped):
- Rừng sâu có nhiều loài muông thú. (The deep forest has many kinds of wild animals.)
- Tiếng muông hú trong đêm nghe rất ghê rợn. (The howling of beasts in the night sounds very eerie.)
Noun (Hound):
- Người thợ săn dẫn theo một con muông rất trung thành. (The hunter brought along a very loyal hound.)
- Con muông ấy đánh hơi rất giỏi. (That hound has a very keen sense of smell.)
Advanced Usage Notes
- Limited Combination: The word "muông" is considered a "kết hợp hạn chế" (word with limited combination). This means it is rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese and is mostly found in fixed phrases or literary contexts.
- Compound "muông thú": The most common modern usage is in the compound "muông thú", which collectively means "wild animals" or "beasts".
- Hãy bảo vệ muông thú trong rừng. (Please protect the wild animals in the forest.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thú (n): Animal, beast. Often paired with "muông" as "muông thú".
- Thú dữ (n): Wild beast, dangerous animal.
- Chó săn (n): Hunting dog. This is the more common, modern term for "hound".
Synonyms
- Thú vật: Animal (more general term).
- Dã thú: Wild beast.
- Súc vật: Domesticated animal, livestock (note: can be derogatory when applied to people).
Important Note on Usage
- Archaic/Literary: In contemporary Vietnamese, "muông" is largely archaic and poetic. Its primary survival is in the compound "muông thú". Using "muông" alone to mean "dog/hound" is very rare and would sound old-fashioned.
- Fixed Expressions: It appears in some fixed expressions or proverbs, e.g., relating to the wild or untamed nature.
- (kết hợp hạn chế) Quadruped, animal
- Hound