đẻ

Thân thiện

Mẹ đẻ con ra, nuôi lớn lên.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To give birth to: The primary meaning of "đẻ" is for a human or other mammal to bring forth a live offspring from the body.
   • To lay (an egg): Used for birds, reptiles, fish, and some other animals to expel an egg from the body.
   • To produce; to yield: Used for plants to send out new shoots or for things to generate a result.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy đã đẻ một bé trai. (She gave birth to a baby boy.)
  • Con gà mái này đẻ trứng mỗi ngày. (This hen lays an egg every day.)
  • Cây lúa đang đẻ nhánh. (The rice plant is producing tillers.)

Advanced Usage

• "đẻ non": to give birth prematurely; to lay eggs prematurely.

  • Mèo nhà tôi bị đẻ non. (My cat gave birth prematurely.)

• "đẻ hoang": to give birth out of wedlock.

  • Câu chuyện về người phụ nữ đẻ hoang. (The story of a woman who had a child out of wedlock.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sinh đẻ (v): to bear children, to reproduce.

  • Họ quyết định không sinh đẻ. (They decided not to have children.)

• Đẻ mổ (v): to give birth by cesarean section.

  • Cô ấy phải đẻ mổ vì lý do sức khỏe. (She had to have a C-section for health reasons.)

Synonyms

• Give birth: (for humans and mammals).
• Lay: (for eggs).
• Produce: (for plants or results).

Related Idioms

• Đẻ bọc điều: to be born under a lucky star; to be born fortunate.

  • Anh ta thành công dễ dàng, như thể đẻ bọc điều. (He succeeded easily, as if born under a lucky star.)

• Đẻ ra tiền: to be a money-maker; to generate money easily (colloquial).

  • Cái máy đó đúng là đẻ ra tiền. (That machine is a real money-maker.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to bring forth; to give birth to (child) to throw ; to drop (of animals)