cảm phong
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Definitions
- Verb (Động từ):
- (Old usage) To catch a cold, to catch a chill: Refers to the state of falling ill due to exposure to cold wind or weather, leading to symptoms like a runny nose, cough, or fever. This term is considered somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese.
- (Figurative, rare) To be influenced or affected by a trend or atmosphere: To subtly receive and be impacted by the prevailing style, thought, or sentiment of a time or environment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trời trở lạnh đột ngột, tôi sợ sẽ cảm phong. (The weather turned cold suddenly; I'm afraid I'll catch a chill.)
- Ông ấy bị cảm phong sau chuyến đi mưa gió. (He caught a cold after the trip in the rain and wind.)
- Người xưa thường nói ra ngoài đêm khuya dễ cảm phong. (The ancients often said going out late at night makes one prone to catching a chill.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is primarily found in classical literature, historical texts, or traditional medical contexts. In contemporary daily conversation, phrases like "bị cảm lạnh" (to have a cold), "bị cảm" (to be ill with a cold), or "trúng gió" (to be hit by wind) are more commonly used.
- The term explicitly links the cause ("phong" - wind) to the effect ("cảm" - to feel/catch), reflecting traditional beliefs about illness.
Variants and Related Words
- Cảm lạnh (Verb): To catch a cold. (Modern, common equivalent)
- Cảm mạo (Verb/Noun): (Formal/Traditional) To suffer from a cold; a cold (illness).
- Trúng phong (Verb): (Traditional) To be struck by wind, often referring to more severe wind-related ailments or stroke in traditional medicine.
- Phong hàn (Noun): (Traditional Medicine) "Wind-cold", a pathogenic factor causing illness.
Synonyms
- Bị cảm: To have a cold/catch a chill. (General)
- Bị cảm lạnh: To catch a cold. (Specific to cold temperature)
- Nhiễm lạnh: To become chilled/to catch a chill.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Cảm phong hàn: To catch a wind-cold (illness). A more specific term from traditional medicine.
- Bệnh cảm phong: A wind-cold illness.
- (cũ) Catch a cold (wind)