Definition

1. Verb:
   • To feel nauseous, to feel sick to one's stomach: The primary meaning of "lợm" is to experience the sensation of wanting to vomit, often due to something unpleasant eaten, smelled, or seen.
   • To feel disgust, to be revolted: "lợm" also describes a feeling of strong aversion or repugnance, typically caused by something morally or physically repulsive.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mùi thức ăn ôi thiu làm tôi lợm. (The smell of spoiled food made me feel nauseous.)
  • Nghe lời nịnh bợ của hắn, tôi thấy lợm. (Listening to his flattery, I felt disgusted.)

Advanced Usage

• The sensation can be intensified or described as persistent using the reduplicated form "lờm lợm", which conveys a continuous, lingering feeling of nausea or disgust.
  • Cả ngày hôm nay tôi cứ thấy lờm lợm trong bụng. (All day today I've been feeling queasy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Buồn nôn (v): to feel nauseous. This is a more common and standard synonym for the physical sensation.
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy buồn nôn sau chuyến đi tàu. (She felt nauseous after the boat trip.)

Synonyms

• Feel nauseous: to have the feeling that you are going to vomit.
• Feel queasy: to feel slightly sick or nauseous.
• Be disgusted: to feel revulsion or profound disapproval.

Related Idioms

• While "lợm" itself is not commonly part of fixed idioms, the feeling it describes is central to expressions of physical and moral revulsion.