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Tôi thích ăn thịt gà nướng.
I like to eat grilled chicken.
The flesh of a domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) used as food.
Mẹ tôi thường mua thịt gà tươi ở chợ.
My mother usually buys fresh chicken at the market.
Anh ấy nấu canh chua với thịt gà.
He cooks sour soup with chicken.
Commonly used in Vietnamese cuisine for dishes like phở gà, gà luộc, or gỏi gà.
Use 'gà' when referring to the live chicken or the animal in general (e.g., 'con gà' = a chicken). Use 'thịt gà' specifically for the meat.
Thịt (flesh/meat) + gà (chicken). 'Thịt' derives from Old Chinese 肉 (MC nyuwk), while 'gà' is native Vietnamese.
Refers to the meat specifically, not the live animal. In Vietnamese, 'gà' alone can mean the animal or its meat depending on context. 'Thịt gà' is explicit about the meat.