trai
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- A young man, a boy: Refers to a male person, typically young or unmarried.
- A son: Specifically refers to a male child.
- A male (in general): Indicates the male gender.
Adjective:
- Male: Describes something or someone as being of the male sex.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Anh ấy là một trai làng khỏe mạnh. (He is a strong village young man.)
- Gia đình họ có hai trai một gái. (Their family has two sons and one daughter.)
- Chúng tôi cần tuyển trai phục vụ. (We need to hire male waitstaff.)
Adjective:
- Đó là một con mèo trai. (That is a male cat.)
- Bạn trai của cô ấy rất tử tế. (Her boyfriend is very kind.)
Advanced Usage
"Trai tài gái sắc": An idiom meaning "talented man and beautiful woman," often used to describe a perfect or handsome couple.
- Đám cưới quy tụ toàn những đôi trai tài gái sắc. (The wedding gathered all couples of talented men and beautiful women.)
"Trai làng": Literally "village boys," refers to the young men of a village.
- Trai làng tập trung ở đình. (The young men of the village gathered at the communal house.)
Variants and Related Words
Con trai (n): Son; boy. This is the most common compound.
- Con trai tôi năm nay học lớp 5. (My son is in 5th grade this year.)
Bạn trai (n): Boyfriend.
- Cô ấy đi xem phim với bạn trai. (She went to the movies with her boyfriend.)
Trai tráng (n): Young and strong men; youths.
- Lực lượng trai tráng lên đường nhập ngũ. (The young men enlisted in the army.)
Synonyms
- Nam thanh niên: Young man.
- Đàn ông: Man (generally older).
- Nam giới: Male gender.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As 'trai' is primarily a noun/adjective, it does not form phrasal verbs like verbs do. However, it is part of many common noun phrases.
Related Idioms
- "Trai khôn tìm vợ chợ đông, gái khôn tìm chồng giữa chốn ba quân": A proverb advising that a wise man finds a wife in a busy market (meeting many people), and a wise woman finds a husband in the army (finding a brave man).
- "Trai năm thê bảy thiếp, gái chính chuyên một chồng": An old saying highlighting a double standard: "A man can have five wives and seven concubines, a woman must be faithful to one husband."
noun, adj
- male