trâu bò
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Definition
- Noun:
- Cattle: A collective term for domesticated bovine animals, primarily referring to water buffaloes ("trâu") and oxen or cows ("bò"). It denotes the group as livestock.
- Bovines (broad sense): In a wider zoological or agricultural context, it refers to animals of the subfamily Bovinae, including buffalo and cattle.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nông dân đang chăn thả trâu bò trên cánh đồng. (Farmers are grazing cattle in the field.)
- Trâu bò là nguồn cung cấp sữa và thịt quan trọng. (Cattle are an important source of milk and meat.)
- Vùng này chuyên nuôi trâu bò. (This region specializes in raising cattle.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trâu bò" is often used in formal, agricultural, or economic contexts to refer to livestock assets or the cattle sector as a whole.
- Chính sách phát triển chăn nuôi trâu bò. (Policies for cattle farming development.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gia súc (n): livestock. This is a broader category that includes "trâu bò" as well as other animals like pigs and goats.
- Đàn trâu bò (n): a herd of cattle.
- Đàn trâu bò đang uống nước bên sông. (The herd of cattle is drinking water by the river.)
Synonyms
- Cattle: Domesticated bovine animals.
- Livestock (in context): Animals kept on a farm for commercial purposes.
- Bovines: Animals belonging to the cattle family.
Related Idioms
- Khỏe như trâu: As strong as an ox. (Note: This idiom uses "trâu" specifically, not the compound "trâu bò").
- Anh ấy làm việc khỏe như trâu. (He works as strong as an ox.)
- Đầu trâu mặt ngựa: (Literally: buffalo head, horse face) A derogatory idiom describing brutish, rude, or gangster-like people.
- Bọn đầu trâu mặt ngựa đó lại gây rối. (Those thugs are causing trouble again.)