khó tiêu

Anh ấy cảm thấy khó tiêu sau khi ăn một bữa ăn nhiều dầu mỡ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Indigestible, hard to digest: Describes food that is difficult for the stomach to process, often causing discomfort.
   • Suffering from indigestion: Describes the state of a person experiencing discomfort or pain in the digestive tract after eating.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thức ăn này rất khó tiêu. (This food is very hard to digest.)
  • Tôi cảm thấy khó tiêu sau bữa tối. (I feel indigestion after dinner.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị khó tiêu": to suffer from indigestion.
  • Ông ấy thường bị khó tiêu khi ăn đồ cay. (He often suffers from indigestion when eating spicy food.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chứng khó tiêu (n): Indigestion (the medical condition).

  • Chứng khó tiêu có thể gây đầy hơi. (Indigestion can cause bloating.)

• Tiêu hóa (v): To digest.

  • Dạ dày giúp tiêu hóa thức ăn. (The stomach helps digest food.)

Synonyms

• Đầy bụng: Bloated, feeling of fullness (often a symptom of indigestion).
• Ợ chua: Heartburn, acid reflux (a related symptom).

Related Phrases

• Khó tiêu hóa: Difficult to digest (a more explicit phrase).
  • Thịt mỡ rất khó tiêu hóa. (Fatty meat is very difficult to digest.)

Related Idioms

• Ăn không tiêu: Literally "to eat without digesting"; used figuratively to mean being unable to accept or "stomach" something (like news or an insult).
  • Lời nói của anh ta khiến tôi ăn không tiêu. (His words were something I couldn't stomach.)