lòi họng
Definition
- Adjective (colloquial, vulgar):
- To be extremely full or stuffed (from eating): Used to describe a state of having eaten to the point of extreme discomfort or capacity, often visualized as food coming up to one's throat.
- To be fed up or sick of something: Figuratively, it expresses a state of being utterly overwhelmed, annoyed, or unable to tolerate something any longer.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tôi ăn no đến lòi họng rồi. (I ate until I'm completely stuffed.)
- Nghe lời phàn nàn đó nhiều đến lòi họng. (I'm sick to death of hearing that complaint.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used for hyperbolic or humorous emphasis about excess, not a literal medical condition.
Variants and Related Words
- Ăn đến lòi họng: (verb phrase) to eat until one is bursting.
- Đừng ăn đến lòi họng thế! (Don't eat until you're bursting like that!)
Synonyms
- Stuffed: extremely full from eating.
- Fed up: having had more than one can tolerate.
- Sick to death of: thoroughly weary or annoyed by.
Related Idioms
Phát ngấy / Phát ốm: to be sick of something (less vulgar).
- Nghe phát ngấy. (To be sick of hearing it.)
No căng bụng: to have a full, tight stomach (less vulgar).
- Ăn no căng bụng. (To eat until one's stomach is tight.)