cứt chó
[kɨt̚˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˦]word by word
The English phrase "dog poop" is translated into Vietnamese as cứt chó.
The phrase refers to the waste matter discharged from the bowels of a dog.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cứt (poop/excrement) and chó (dog).
Which one should you use?
While cứt chó is the common way to refer to the waste, you can use phân chó to refer to dog feces or chất thải của chó to mean the waste of a dog.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
cứt chó is an informal phrase. For more polite or clinical situations, use the formal expression phân chó. The term chất thải của chó is also a formal way to describe the waste.
Did you know?
- In Vietnamese culture, referring to someone as a chó (dog) is a severe insult, making the phrase cứt chó even more vulgar when used metaphorically.
- The term cứt is historically related to the Muong word kếch, although in Muong it evolved to mean 'rusty'.
- While cứt chó is the common term, the formal word for feces phân is actually a loanword from Chinese.
Examples in context
- Cẩn thận, có cứt chó trên đường kìa.Be careful, there is dog poop on the road.
- Tôi vừa mới dẫm phải cứt chó.I just stepped in dog poop.
- Mùi cứt chó thật là kinh khủng.The smell of dog poop is terrible.
Example conversation
Hùng and Mai are walking together in a park.
- HùngCẩn thận, có cứt chó ở kia!Be careful, there is dog poop over there!
- MaiÔi, suýt nữa thì tôi giẫm phải.Oh, I almost stepped on it.
- HùngChủ của nó không dọn cứt chó.Its owner didn't clean up the dog poop.
- MaiThật là mất vệ sinh quá.That is so unsanitary.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (cứt, chó) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chó, cứt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
