hộc

Thân thiện

Con lợn hộc lên trong chuồng.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A traditional unit of dry measure: An archaic unit for measuring volume, especially for grains, historically equivalent to ten "đấu" (approximately ten liters).

2. Verb:

   • To vomit, to regurgitate: To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth forcefully and suddenly.
   • To roar, to bellow (for animals): To emit a deep, loud cry, typically used for pigs or similar animals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân đong một hộc thóc. (The farmer measured out one hộc of paddy rice.)
• Verb (to vomit):
  • Bệnh nhân buồn nôn và hộc ra thức ăn. (The patient felt nauseous and vomited food.)
  • Nó bị ốm nặng đến mức hộc máu. (He was so severely ill that he vomited blood.)
• Verb (to roar):
  • Con lợn bị thương hộc lên những tiếng đau đớn. (The injured pig bellowed in pain.)

Advanced Usage

• "hộc máu": to vomit blood (a specific and severe medical symptom).
  • Căn bệnh dạ dày khiến anh ấy thường xuyên hộc máu. (The stomach disease caused him to frequently vomit blood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hộc tủ (n): a drawer (a compartment that slides in and out of furniture).
  • Cô ấy cất giấy tờ vào hộc tủ. (She put the documents in the drawer.)
• Hộc bàn (n): a desk drawer.
  • Bút nằm trong hộc bàn. (The pen is in the desk drawer.)

Synonyms

• To vomit: to throw up, to puke, to regurgitate.
• To bellow: to roar, to howl (for animals).
• Unit of measure: a bushel (a rough, non-exact equivalent for the concept of a dry measure).

Related Idioms

• Hộc máu mồm: (idiomatic) to vomit blood; often used figuratively to describe extreme frustration, anger, or working oneself to exhaustion.
  • Làm việc cực nhọc đến hộc máu mồm. (To work so hard it makes you vomit blood.)

Học thuật

noun

1. unit of dry measure

verb

1. to vomit
   • hộc máu
     to vomit blood