lợn
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lợn means pig; swine.
Meanings of lợn in English
Noun
- Northern Vietnam pig, swine
- Northern Vietnam, derogatory, vulgar a person — contemptible, objectionable person.
- Ơ con lợn này!Oi you bloody swine!
- Northern Vietnam, derogatory, figurative a person — glutton.
- Con lợn này ham ăn vãi!This pig is gluttonous as hell!
- Northern Vietnam, figurative, humorous a person — fat person.
- Bụng con lợn này to vãi cả chưởng!This pig's belly is big as hell!
- abbreviation 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!
Words with lợn
Synonyms and antonyms of lợn
Synonyms
Example sentences with lợn
- Phòng này giống cái chuồng lợn quá. This room looks like a pigsty.
- Lợn không có ở trong chuồng. The pigs are not in the pen.
- Thịt bò hay thịt lợn lành mạnh hơn? Is pork or beef healthier?
- Tom ăn như lợn vậy. Tom eats like a pig.
- Tôi ghét lợn. I hate pigs.
- Người phụ nữ Hồi giáo không biết rằng cái thịt cô vừa ăn là thịt lợn. The Muslim woman didn't know the meat she ate was pork.
- Vào mỗi thứ Tư hằng tuần, mẹ thường mua một thớ thịt lợn tại cửa hàng thịt. Mom buys a large slice of pork every Wednesday at the butcher's.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, lợn could be written as 𤞼. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Usage note: lợn
lợn is the Northern word for "pig"; the South says heo.
- thịt lợn — pork
- Nhà tôi nuôi hai con lợn. — My family raises two pigs.
- bún chả — the Hanoi dish of grilled pork and noodles, made with thịt lợn
Food words built on it: lòng lợn — pig offal; mỡ lợn — lard; giò lụa — pork sausage (no "lợn" in the name, but it is pork).
As an insult or tease, lợn means "fat" or "greedy". Among friends it can be affectionate; to strangers it is rude.
Region tip: in Hanoi, ask Món này có thịt lợn không? — Does this have pork? In Saigon, Có thịt heo không? Both are understood nationwide.
Etymology
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does lợn mean in English?
lợn (noun) means "pig; swine".
How do you pronounce lợn?
IPA: Hanoi [ləːn˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ləːŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: lợn — heavy tone (nặng).
What classifier is used with lợn?
Common classifiers: con — for example "một con lợn" (one pig).