lộn mửa
Definition
Verb:
- To vomit, to throw up: The primary meaning describes the physical act of stomach contents forcibly rising up and being expelled through the mouth.
- To feel nauseated: To experience the sensation of being about to vomit.
Adjective:
- Nauseating, revolting, sickening: Describes something (a smell, sight, or behavior) so filthy, disgusting, or morally repugnant that it causes a feeling of nausea or intense disgust.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Tôi ăn phải đồ ôi thiu và muốn lộn mửa. (I ate spoiled food and wanted to vomit.)
- Mùi từ cống rãnh làm tôi lộn mửa. (The smell from the sewer made me nauseated.)
Adjective:
- Căn phòng có mùi lộn mửa. (The room has a nauseating smell.)
- Hành vi của hắn thật lộn mửa. (His behavior is truly revolting.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is strong and graphic, often used for emphasis to convey extreme physical or moral disgust. It is more intense and visceral than synonyms like "buồn nôn" (to feel nauseous).
Variants and Related Words
- Nôn mửa (v): A more standard, direct synonym meaning "to vomit."
- Đứa bé bị sốt và nôn mửa. (The child had a fever and vomited.)
Synonyms
- Verb: To vomit, to puke, to throw up, to retch.
- Adjective: Nauseating, stomach-turning, revolting, disgusting, sickening, repulsive.
Related Idioms
- While "lộn mửa" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in expressive phrases to convey extreme reaction.
- Phát lộn mửa: To be made to feel like vomiting (from disgust).
- Nghe lời nói dối trắng trợn đó, tôi phát lộn mửa. (Hearing that blatant lie made me sick to my stomach.)