Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly feverish, having a mild fever: Describes the state of having a slightly elevated body temperature, often the initial or mild stage of a fever.
   • Feeling warm/unwell (as if having a fever): Can describe the subjective sensation of being feverish or unwell, even if a clinical fever is not confirmed.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tôi thấy người hơi gây gấy, có lẽ sắp bị ốm. (I feel slightly feverish, maybe I'm about to get sick.)
  • Trán em bé hơi gây gấy, nên để ý theo dõi. (The baby's forehead is a bit warm/feverish, we should keep an eye on it.)
  • Cô ấy kêu mệt và cảm thấy gây gấy trong người. (She complained of being tired and feeling feverish.)

Advanced Usage

• "gây gấy sốt": This is the most common collocation, meaning "to have/feel a slight fever."
  • Sau khi đi mưa về, anh ấy bắt đầu thấy gây gấy sốt. (After getting caught in the rain, he started to feel a slight fever.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngây ngấy: A near-synonym, also meaning "slightly feverish" or "feeling warm." "Gây gấy" is often considered a variant or alternative form of "ngây ngấy."
• Sốt (n): Fever. "Gây gấy" describes a milder state than full-blown "sốt."
• Âm ấm (adj): Warm (in temperature). This can describe a warm object or a mild, pleasant bodily warmth, unlike the unwell connotation of "gây gấy."

Synonyms

• Hơi sốt: Having a slight fever.
• Cảm thấy nóng trong người: Feeling hot inside (the body).

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: The core meaning is specifically related to the early or mild symptoms of a fever ("sốt"). It is not used for general warmth.
• Figurative Use: It is rarely, if ever, used figuratively. Its use is almost exclusively tied to health and bodily sensation.

1. (thường gây gấy sốt) Feel feverish