khạc

Thân thiện

Người bệnh khạc đờm vào chiếc khăn giấy.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To spit; to hawk: To forcibly expel something, such as phlegm, saliva, or a foreign object, from the mouth or throat.
   • To cough up: To expel mucus or other matter from the lungs or throat by coughing.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta khạc đờm vào khăn giấy. (He spat phlegm into a tissue.)
  • Đừng khạc xuống sàn nhà. (Don't spit on the floor.)
  • Bệnh nhân ho và khạc ra máu. (The patient coughed and spat up blood.)

Advanced Usage

• "khạc nhổ": This compound verb emphasizes the act of spitting, often seen as a rude or unhygienic action.
  • Nội quy cấm khạc nhổ nơi công cộng. (The rules prohibit spitting in public places.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khạc đờm (v): To spit out phlegm.
  • Khi bị cảm, anh ấy thường khạc đờm. (When he has a cold, he often spits out phlegm.)

Synonyms

• Spit: To eject saliva or other substance from the mouth.
• Hawk: To clear the throat noisily and spit out phlegm.
• Expectorate: (Formal) To cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs.

Related Idioms

• Khạc ra lửa: (Literally: to spit fire) An idiom describing someone speaking with extreme anger or harshness.
  • Ông chủ khạc ra lửa khi thấy báo cáo thất bại. (The boss was spitting fire when he saw the failure report.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to spit; to hawk
   • đừng khạc nhổ trong phòng
     Don't spit in the room