bấm bụng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To endure silently, to suppress (one's feelings, reactions, or pain): To consciously and quietly bear a difficult emotion, physical sensation, or impulse without letting it show outwardly.
- To reckon to oneself, to calculate internally: To make a private mental calculation or assessment without verbalizing it.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy bấm bụng chịu đau. (He silently endured the pain.)
- Cô ấy phải bấm bụng giữ cho khỏi bật cười. (She had to suppress herself to keep from laughing out loud.)
- Tôi bấm bụng biết món tiền ấy vẫn còn thừa. (I reckoned to myself that the sum of money was still more than enough.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a degree of stoicism or resignation, where one accepts an unpleasant situation without complaint or visible reaction.
- It can be used in both physical contexts (enduring pain) and emotional/social contexts (suppressing laughter, anger, or disappointment).
Variants and Related Words
- Nín nhịn (v): to hold back, to restrain oneself. This is a close synonym but lacks the specific nuance of internal, silent calculation present in "bấm bụng".
- Kìm nén (v): to suppress, to repress (often used for emotions).
Synonyms
- To bear silently: To endure something without expressing it.
- To suppress: To consciously prevent a feeling or reaction from being shown.
- To stomach: To tolerate or endure something unpleasant (informal).
Related Idioms
- Bấm bụng chịu đựng: To grit one's teeth and bear it. This emphasizes the aspect of forced endurance.
- Không có lựa chọn nào khác, anh ta chỉ còn cách bấm bụng chịu đựng. (With no other choice, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.)
verb
- To endure silently, to suppress
- bấm bụng chịu đauto endure a pain silently
- bấm bụng giữ cho khỏi bật cườito suppress one's laughter
- To reckon to oneself
- bấm bụng biết món tiền ấy vẫn còn thừato reckon to oneself that sum of money was more than enough