họng
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Definition
- Noun:
- Throat: The hollow passage inside the neck that begins behind the nose and mouth and leads to the esophagus and windpipe (trachea). It is the part of the body used for swallowing and vocalization.
- Mouth (of an object): The opening or narrow passage that connects the interior of certain objects to the outside.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Throat):
- Tôi bị đau họng. (I have a sore throat.)
- Cô ấy uống một ngụm nước để làm ẩm họng. (She took a sip of water to moisten her throat.)
- Noun (Mouth of an object):
- Họng súng đang chĩa thẳng về phía chúng tôi. (The gun barrel was pointed directly at us.)
- Họng núi lửa đã ngừng phun tro bụi. (The volcano's crater has stopped spewing ash.)
Advanced Usage
- "cứng họng": To be speechless, unable to reply (often due to being proven wrong or shocked).
- Bị bắt tại trận, tên trộm cứng họng không nói được lời nào. (Caught red-handed, the thief was speechless and couldn't say a word.)
- "chặn họng (ai)": To silence someone, to prevent someone from speaking (often by argument or threat).
- Lý lẽ đanh thép của luật sư đã chặn họng bị cáo. (The lawyer's sharp arguments silenced the defendant.)
- "nói rát cổ bỏng họng": To talk until one's throat is sore and burning; to plead or explain tirelessly.
- Tôi nói rát cổ bỏng họng mà nó vẫn không chịu nghe. (I talked until I was hoarse, but he still refused to listen.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cuống họng (n): A more specific term for the throat, often referring to the pharynx.
- Vướng nghẹn ở cuống họng. (To have something stuck in one's throat.)
- Yết hầu (n): Adam's apple; the laryngeal prominence.
- Yết hầu của anh ấy lộ rõ khi anh nuốt. (His Adam's apple was prominent when he swallowed.)
- Hầu họng (n): A medical/biological term for the pharynx.
- Bác sĩ chuyên khoa tai mũi hầu họng. (An ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist.)
Synonyms
- Hầu (n): An older, literary term for throat.
- Cắt tiết gà ở dưới hầu. (To cut a chicken's throat.)
- Cổ họng (n): A common synonym for throat.
- Nghẹn ở cổ họng. (To have a lump in one's throat.)
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As 'họng' is a noun, it does not form phrasal verbs. This section lists common verb-noun collocations.) - Nghẹn họng: To choke up, to be too emotional to speak. - Nghe tin ấy, bà nghẹn họng không nói nên lời. (Upon hearing that news, she choked up and couldn't speak.) - Tắc họng: To have one's throat blocked (literally or figuratively). - Ăn vội quá nên tôi bị tắc họng. (I ate too fast and got something stuck in my throat.)
Related Idioms
- Bắt (phải) câm họng: To force someone to shut up, to silence someone.
- Hắn định cãi nhưng tôi bắt hắn phải câm họng. (He intended to argue, but I forced him to shut up.)
- Mở họng ra: To start speaking (often after being silent or when asking for something).
- Có muốn ăn thì mở họng ra mà nói! (If you want to eat, open your mouth and say so!)