This is the 861st most frequent Vietnamese word.
lợn
Pig.
'lợn' is used to refer to the animal, a pig, in a direct sense.
Con lợn này ăn rất khỏe.
This pig eats very well.
'lợn' is used metaphorically to describe someone's eating habits as similar to that of a pig.
Anh ấy ăn uống như con lợn.
He eats like a pig.
'lợn' is used as part of the compound word 'lợn đất' to refer to a piggy bank, showing its integration into a different noun phrase.