trâu mộng
Definition
- Noun:
- A large and strong male buffalo: Specifically refers to a mature, powerful, and often castrated male water buffalo, typically raised for its labor or meat.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân sử dụng con trâu mộng để cày ruộng. (The farmer uses the large male buffalo to plow the field.)
- Trong lễ hội, họ chọn một con trâu mộng khỏe nhất. (For the festival, they select the strongest large male buffalo.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trâu mộng" often implies a beast of burden valued for its physical power and size, and it can carry a cultural connotation of strength and rural vitality.
Variants and Related Words
- Trâu (n): buffalo (general term).
- Trâu đực (n): male buffalo.
- Trâu cày (n): plowing buffalo.
Synonyms
- Ox (when referring to a castrated male bovine used for draft purposes).
- Draught buffalo / Draft buffalo.
Related Idioms
- Khỏe như trâu mộng: As strong as a large male buffalo; used to describe someone with great physical strength.
- Vận động viên ấy khỏe như trâu mộng. (That athlete is as strong as an ox.)