trâu già gặm cỏ non
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨəw˧˧ za̤ː˨˩ ɣa̰ʔm˨˩ kɔ̰˧˩˧ nɔn˧˧/
Central
/tʂəw˧˥ jaː˧˧ ɣa̰m˨˨ kɔ˧˩˨ nɔŋ˧˥/
Southern
/tʂəw˧˧ jaː˨˩ ɣam˨˩˨ kɔ˨˩˦ nɔŋ˧˧/
cradle snatcher
proverb
cradle snatcher
Learn more
After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.
Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning
Open the 10days lesson listAn introductory textbook over ten days. Choose a lesson to read and listen to.
Learn conversation through a story
Read about “Tết, the Third Time”A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.
Practise words and sounds in short activities
Choose from the practice listChoose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
proverb
cradle snatcher Core Actions
A proverb describing an older person who dates or marries a much younger person.
vi Người ta thường dùng câu trâu già gặm cỏ non để nói về cuộc hôn nhân của ông ấy.
en People often use this proverb to describe his marriage to a much younger person.
Parts
𤠋伽噤𦹯嫩
▸
Parts
𤠋伽噤𦹯嫩
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𤠋伽噤𦹯嫩
Candidates by syllable
trâu
𤠋（𤛠）
già
伽（𦓅）
gặm
噤（𡄎 / 𡅢）
cỏ
𦹯（𦹵）
non
嫩
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.