Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. oyster young man, boy

noun, adj

1. male