húng hắng

Thân thiện

Bé gái húng hắng ho một chút trước khi uống nước.

Definition

1. Verb (Intransitive):
   • To have a slight, sporadic cough; to have a dry, tickly cough. This describes the action of coughing occasionally and lightly, often due to a minor throat irritation or as a lingering symptom of an illness. It is not a deep or persistent cough.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy chỉ còn húng hắng một chút thôi. (She only has a slight, occasional cough now.)
  • Cổ họng tôi hơi ngứa và tôi cứ húng hắng suốt buổi sáng. (My throat is a bit itchy and I keep having a dry cough all morning.)
  • Anh ấy đã khỏi ốm nhưng vẫn còn húng hắng. (He has recovered from his sickness but still has a sporadic cough.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb is almost always used in its reduplicative form "húng hắng" and is typically paired with the verb "ho" (to cough) for clarity, forming the phrase "húng hắng ho".
  • Bé mới ốm dậy nên vẫn còn húng hắng ho. (The child just got better from being sick, so he still has a slight cough.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ho (v): to cough (the general term).
• Ho khan (v): to have a dry cough (non-productive).
• Ho có đờm (v): to have a productive/wet cough.

Synonyms

• To have a tickle in one's throat: (Idiomatic) to feel a slight irritation causing a desire to cough.
• To cough sporadically: to cough occasionally and infrequently.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "húng hắng." Its meaning is specific and literal.

Học thuật

1. Have a slight and sporadic cough, have a dry cough
   • Cúm sắp khỏi hẳn, chỉ còn húng hắng ho
     To have nearly recovered from flu, with only a slight and sporadic cough left