ba cái
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ba, cái.
Animals · Muông thú 49
Buffaloes, cats, fish, and the creatures carrying our metaphors.
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chó chê mèo lắm lông
the dog calling the cat furry
chó ngáp phải ruồi
a dog who gets a fly in its mouth when it's yawning
Chưa đỗ ông nghè đã đe hàng tổng
Close to the English saying: “Sell not the bear's skin before you have caught him.”.
cẩu lương
“Dog food” — public displays of affection force-fed to the single people watching.
mèo khen mèo dài đuôi
cats who boast of their own long tails
ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã
Close to the English saying: “Birds of a feather flock together.”.
nói gì thì nói
anyway, anyhow, in any case, be that as it may, nevertheless
nói trước bước không qua
Close to the English saying: “Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. (Mr. B Lam).”.
tai vách, mạch rừng
"What you say may be overheard; used as a warning.".
chim chóc
(noun) birds (in the wild)
chó má
(noun) dog (generally speaking)
chúng sinh
(noun) "living beings", or more specifically, humans and animals
chăn nuôi
(verb) to raise; to breed; to rear (animals as livestock)
câu nói
(noun) a saying; expression
cún con
(noun) a puppy (young dog)
dã thú
(noun) a wild animal
dê hoang dã
(noun) The wild goat (Capra aegagrus).
giả cầy
(noun) imitation dog meat, usually made of pork, beef or chicken
gà cồ
(noun) cockerel, rooster, gamecock
gà qué
(adjective) chicken (generally speaking)
gà đồng
(noun) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
gấu bông
(noun) a teddy bear
gầm ghì
(noun) dove, pigeon (especially the wild ones)
hoang dã
(noun) deserted place; wilderness
lông lá
(noun) fur (generally speaking)
lục lạc
(noun) a bell worn on the neck of a domestic animal, such as a horse, a bull, a cow, a dog, a cat, etc.
lục súc
(noun) the six domestic animals: horse (ngựa), ox (bò), goat (dê), pig (heo/lợn), dog (chó) and fowl (gà)
mèo con
Little kitten — pet name, often for a cute girlfriend.
mười hai con giáp
the twelve zodiac animals
mục đồng
(noun) a child, usually male, tasked with herding livestock (like cows or buffalo)
ngầu pín
(noun) the male genitals (penis or testicles) of certain animals, most often bulls, boars or billy goats, used as food
nhân mã
(noun) people and horses
nuôi thú cưng
to have or keep a pet
oẻ hoẹ
(verb) to quibble; to carp; to pettifog
phóng sinh
(verb) to "release" captive animals into the wild
sinh vật
(noun) organism, being, living creature
thuỷ cầm
(noun) anseriforms, especially ducks and geese
thú nhồi bông
(noun) a stuffed animal; a plushie animal; a soft toy in the form of an animal
thú vật
(noun) animal, usually four-legged
thỏ đế
(noun) a scaredy-cat; a chicken
trâu bò
(noun) water buffaloes and cattle
vỗ béo
(verb) to fatten (to cause a person or animal to be fat or fatter)
xe bò
(noun) a bullock cart; an ox cart; a vehicle with two wheels, typically pulled by water buffalo or cattle, usually used to transport heavy loads
yếu bóng vía
(adjective) susceptible to sleep paralysis (bóng đè)
ác thú
(noun) wild beast; behemoth
cái con khỉ
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cái, con, khỉ.
kình nghê
(noun) male whale(s) and female whale(s), bull whale(s) and cow whale(s)
thuỷ tộc
(noun) aquatic animals