sề

Thân thiện

Một người nông dân gánh đôi sề khoai từ ruộng về.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Farrowed: Describes a female pig (sow) that has given birth to multiple litters.
   • Matronly (colloquial, often derogatory): Used to describe a woman who has had many children and whose body is no longer slender or youthful.

2. Noun:

   • Bamboo lattice basket: A large, coarsely woven basket with a wide mesh, larger and sturdier than a typical basket, used for carrying items like water hyacinth or potatoes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Con lợn nái đó là một con lợn sề. (That sow is a farrowed pig.)
  • Cô ấy bị gọi là gái sề. (She is called a matronly woman.)

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy gánh đôi sề khoai. (He carries a pair of bamboo lattice baskets full of potatoes.)
  • Chiếc rổ sề rất chắc chắn. (The bamboo lattice basket is very sturdy.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "sề" as an adjective is primarily used in rural or farming contexts when referring to animals. When applied to people, it is a blunt, informal term and can be offensive, commenting on a woman's physique due to multiple childbirths.

Variants and Related Words

• Lợn sề (n): A farrowed sow.
• Nái sề (n): A farrowed sow (often used for breeding pigs).
• Gái sề (n): A matronly woman (colloquial and potentially impolite).
• Rổ sề (n): A large, sturdy basket (emphasizing the sturdiness of the "sề" type).

Synonyms

• Farrowed: bred, multiparous (for animals).
• Matronly: postpartum figure (descriptive).
• Basket: hamper, crate (for the noun, though "sề" specifies a large, woven type).

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "sề". Its usage is typically literal or in the fixed colloquial phrases listed above.

Học thuật

adj

1. farrowed

noun

1. bamboo lattice basket