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tôi không ăn thịt lợn

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Also seen as: tôi không ăn thịt heo

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Meaning · English

"I don't eat pork" — crucial in a pork-loving cuisine; Southern speech says "thịt heo" (same meaning, different pig word).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không ăn thịt lợn

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Literally: I don't eat pig meat

Where it’s used: More common Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam

Examples

Tôi không ăn thịt lợn, đổi sang gà được không?I don't eat pork — could you swap it for chicken?

Editorial example (batch 048)

Sources & notes

Headword discovered via the English Wikivoyage Vietnamese phrasebook (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. The lợn/heo pair is the classic N/S vocabulary split.

Topics: Everyday talk

Common questions

What does “tôi không ăn thịt lợn” mean?

"I don't eat pork" — crucial in a pork-loving cuisine; Southern speech says "thịt heo" (same meaning, different pig word). Literally: I don't eat pig meat

Is “tôi không ăn thịt lợn” formal or informal?

tôi không ăn thịt lợn is generally informal.

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