phướng

Thân thiện

Người nông dân đổ cám vào phướng cho đàn lợn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Manger, feeding-trough: A long, open container or structure from which farm animals, such as pigs or cattle, eat their feed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân đổ thức ăn vào cái phướng cho lợn. (The farmer poured feed into the feeding-trough for the pigs.)
  • Chiếc phướng cũ được làm bằng gỗ. (The old manger was made of wood.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is specific to agricultural and husbandry contexts. It is not commonly used in modern everyday conversation but is understood in rural settings or when describing traditional farming.

Variants and Related Words

• Máng ăn: This is a more common and general modern term for a feeding trough or manger.
  • Lợn con đang đứng ở máng ăn. (The piglets are standing at the feeding trough.)

Synonyms

• Manger: A long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from.
• Feeding-trough: A container for holding food for animals.
• Crib: A rack or trough for fodder; a manger.

Notes on Usage

• The word "phướng" is considered archaic or dialectal in contemporary Vietnamese. The synonym "máng ăn" is preferred in most contexts. When encountered, it almost exclusively refers to a structure for feeding livestock.

Học thuật

1. Manger, feeding-trough