lợn
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"
Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Northern Vietnam, humorous) nhợn
Etymology[edit]
Alves (2022) entertains the possibility of it being a borrowed from Old Chinese 豚 (OC *lˤu[n]ʔ) (B-S) (SV: đồn); the vowel correspondence, however, is hard to explain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (Northern Vietnam) pig, swine
- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) a person:
- (derogatory, vulgar) a contemptible, objectionable person.
- Ơ con lợn này! ― Oi you bloody swine!
- (figurative, derogatory) a glutton.
- Con lợn này ham ăn vãi! ― This pig is gluttonous as hell!
- (figurative, humorous) a fat person.
- Bụng con lợn này to vãi cả chưởng! ― This pig's belly is big as hell!
- (derogatory, vulgar) a contemptible, objectionable person.
- Short for lợn đất. (piggy bank)
- Đút tiền lì xì vào lợn đi con! ― You should put that lì xì money into the piggy bank!
Synonyms[edit]
- cúi (archaic)
- heo (Southern Vietnam)
- Hợi (Year of the pig)
- ỉn (colloquial, humorous)
Derived terms[edit]
Proverbs and idioms[edit]
Categories:
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by con
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- Northern Vietnamese
- Vietnamese derogatory terms
- Vietnamese vulgarities
- Vietnamese terms with usage examples
- Vietnamese humorous terms
- Vietnamese short forms
- Vietnamese terms with archaic senses
- Southern Vietnamese
- Vietnamese colloquialisms
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