hôi nách

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Definition
  1. Noun:

    • Underarm odor, body odor (specifically from the armpits): "hôi nách" refers to an unpleasant smell emanating from the armpits, typically caused by bacterial breakdown of sweat.
  2. Adjective (Descriptive phrase):

    • Having underarm odor, having smelly armpits: Used to describe a person or condition characterized by this specific type of body odor.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:

    • Anh ấy đang tìm cách chữa trị chứng hôi nách. (He is looking for a way to treat his underarm odor.)
    • Một số loại lăn khử mùi có thể giúp giảm hôi nách. (Some types of deodorant can help reduce underarm odor.)
  • Adjective (Descriptive phrase):

    • ấy rất tự ti bị hôi nách. (She lacks confidence because she has smelly armpits.)
    • Trời nóng vận động nhiều dễ khiến một người bị hôi nách. (Hot weather and lots of exercise can easily cause a person to have underarm odor.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Mắc chứng hôi nách": to suffer from underarm odor.

    • Anh ta đã mắc chứng hôi nách từ khi dậy thì. (He has suffered from underarm odor since puberty.)
  • "Khử mùi hôi nách": to eliminate/deodorize underarm odor.

    • Sản phẩm này được quảng cáo khả năng khử mùi hôi nách hiệu quả. (This product is advertised as having the ability to effectively eliminate underarm odor.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Hôi (adj): smelly, foul-smelling. A general adjective for bad odor.

    • Thùng rác này rất hôi. (This trash can is very smelly.)
  • Mùi cơ thể / Mùi cơ thể khó chịu (n): body odor (more general term, not specific to armpits).

    • Mồ hôi nhiều đôi khi dẫn đến mùi cơ thể khó chịu. (Excessive sweating sometimes leads to unpleasant body odor.)
Synonyms
  • Mùi hôi nách (n): underarm smell (a near-identical synonym).
  • Mùi khó chịunách (n): unpleasant odor in the armpits (a descriptive synonym).
Related Phrases / Common Collocations
  • Bị hôi nách: to have underarm odor (the most common verb collocation).

    • Làm sao để biết mình bị hôi nách không? (How do you know if you have underarm odor?)
  • Chữa hôi nách: to cure/treat underarm odor.

    • Phẫu thuật một phương pháp chữa hôi nách triệt để. (Surgery is a radical method to treat underarm odor.)
  • Thuốc chữa hôi nách: medicine for underarm odor.

  • Lăn khử mùi hôi nách: deodorant roll-on for underarm odor.
Notes on Usage
  • Sensitivity: The term "hôi nách" is direct and can be considered blunt or impolite in some contexts. In polite or formal conversation, more euphemistic phrases like "mùi cơ thể" (body odor) or "vấn đề về mùivùng dưới cánh tay" (odor issue in the underarm area) might be preferred.
  • Medical Context: In medical or formal contexts, the condition may be referred to as "chứng tăng tiết mồ hôi mùi" (hyperhidrosis with odor) or "bromhidrosis" (the medical term).
  1. Have a body odour