Definition

1. Verb:
   • To swell into a bump or lump (especially on the head or forehead): The primary meaning refers to the physical result of an impact, where the skin and tissue swell to form a protuberance.
   • To be/get bruised and swollen: Describes the state of having such bumps, often from being hit or falling.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đánh nhau bị bươu đầu. (He got into a fight and his head swelled up with bumps.)
  • Đứa trẻ ngã xuống đất và bươu trán. (The child fell to the ground and got a bump on his forehead.)
  • Nó bị bươu một cục to trên đầu. (He has a large swollen lump on his head.)

Advanced Usage

• "bươu đầu sứt trán": A fixed phrase meaning to be beaten severely, resulting in a swollen head and a cut/injured forehead. It vividly describes a serious physical beating.
  • Tên cướp bị dân làng bắt quả tang, đánh cho bươu đầu sứt trán. (The robber was caught red-handed by the villagers and beaten black and blue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sưng bươu (verb phrase): To be swollen into a bump. Emphasizes the swollen state.
  • Vết thương sưng bươu lên. (The wound swelled up into a bump.)
• Cục bươu (noun): A bump or lump (formed from swelling).
  • Một cục bươu trên trán. (A bump on the forehead.)

Synonyms

• Sưng tấy: To swell up (can be more general, not necessarily forming a distinct lump).
• Nổi cục: To form a lump (can be used for internal lumps or swellings).
• U lên: To bulge/swell up.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "bươu" is almost exclusively used to describe swellings on the head (skull, forehead) resulting from blunt force trauma, such as hits or falls. It is less commonly used for swellings on other body parts.
• It carries a connotation of visible, often ugly, protrusions.
• It is frequently used in the context of violence, fights, or accidents.

verb

1. To swell into a bump
   • đánh cho bươu đầu sứt trán
     to inflict bumps on someone's head and injuries on his forehead; to beat someone black and blue in the head