ho
/hou/
Definition
- Intransitive Verb:
- To cough: To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airways, or as a symptom of illness.
- To have a cough: To suffer from a condition characterized by frequent coughing.
Usage Examples
- Intransitive Verb:
- Anh ấy bị cảm và bắt đầu ho. (He caught a cold and started to cough.)
- Trong rạp phim, ai đó ho to. (In the cinema, someone coughed loudly.)
- Tôi bị ho đã ba ngày rồi. (I have had a cough for three days.)
Advanced Usage
"ho khan": to have a dry cough (a cough that does not produce phlegm).
- Cô ấy bị ho khan và ngứa cổ. (She has a dry cough and an itchy throat.)
"ho có đờm": to have a productive/wet cough (a cough that produces phlegm).
- Bác sĩ nói bệnh nhân đang ho có đờm. (The doctor said the patient has a productive cough.)
Variants and Related Words
Cơn ho (n): A coughing fit or bout of coughing.
- Một cơn ho dữ dội làm anh ấy mệt mỏi. (A severe coughing fit made him tired.)
Bệnh ho (n): The illness or condition of having a cough.
- Mùa đông trẻ em dễ mắc bệnh ho. (In winter, children easily catch coughs.)
Thuốc ho (n): Cough medicine.
- Cô ấy mua một chai thuốc ho. (She bought a bottle of cough medicine.)
Synonyms
- Ho khan (v): To have a dry cough (specific type).
- Ho có đờm (v): To have a chesty/wet cough (specific type).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As 'ho' is a verb describing a specific physical action, it does not typically combine with particles to form phrasal verbs in the same way as some other verbs. Its meaning is primarily contained in the single word.)
Related Idioms
"Ho như cuốc kêu": To cough violently and persistently (literally: to cough like a crake bird calls).
- Ông cụ ốm nặng, ho như cuốc kêu cả đêm. (The old man is seriously ill, coughing violently all night.)
"Ho ra máu": To cough up blood (a serious medical symptom).
- Triệu chứng ho ra máu cần được khám ngay. (The symptom of coughing up blood needs immediate examination.)
verb
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