No. 665 in Vietnamese
mèo
"Cat."
In a sentence
Tôi nuôi một con mèo.
I have a cat.
In this context, 'mèo' refers directly to the animal known as a cat.
Cô ấy vẽ hình một chú mèo rất dễ thương.
She draws a very cute image of a cat.
Here, 'mèo' is used to describe the subject of a drawing, that is a cat.
Anh ấy thích đọc truyện về loài mèo.
He likes reading stories about cats.
In this sentence, 'mèo' denotes the species of the animal as a general concept.
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