khò khè

Thân thiện

Bé bị ho và thở khò khè trong đêm.

Definition

1. Adjective/Adverb (descriptive sound):
   • Wheezing: Describing a rough, whistling, or rattling sound made during breathing, typically due to some obstruction or narrowing in the airways.
   • Rattly: Describing a coarse, phlegmy sound associated with breathing, often when one is congested or ill.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tiếng thở của em bé nghe rất khò khè. (The baby's breathing sounds very wheezy.)
  • Ông ấy nằm khò khè vì bị cảm nặng. (He lay there, breathing rattily because of a bad cold.)
• Adverb:
  • Bệnh nhân thở khò khè. (The patient breathes wheezingly.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe the characteristic sound of specific medical conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis.
  • Khò khè là một triệu chứng phổ biến của bệnh hen suyễn. (Wheezing is a common symptom of asthma.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khò khè can function as both an adjective and an onomatopoeic adverb describing the sound itself.
• Khò khè is often used in its base form; it is not typically conjugated.

Synonyms

• Wheezy: Characterized by wheezing.
• Rattling: Making a rapid series of short, sharp sounds (in the context of breathing).
• Raspy: Harsh-sounding, often due to mucus.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Lên cơn khò khè: To have a wheezing fit/bout.
  • Trời lạnh khiến cháu bé lên cơn khò khè. (The cold weather caused the child to have a wheezing fit.)
• Thở khò khè: To breathe wheezily; this is the most common collocation.
  • Con mèo bị hen thở khò khè. (The asthmatic cat breathes wheezily.)

Học thuật

1. Wheeze
   • Khò khè lên cơn suyễn
     Ti Wheeze when seized by a bout of asthma