lợm giọng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To feel nauseated: To experience a sensation in the throat and stomach that makes one feel as if they are about to vomit.
- To be sickened: To feel disgust or revulsion, often due to something unpleasant seen, heard, or thought about.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mùi thức ăn ôi thiu khiến tôi lợm giọng. (The smell of spoiled food made me feel nauseated.)
- Nghe câu chuyện đó xong, tôi lợm giọng không muốn ăn nữa. (After hearing that story, I was sickened and didn't want to eat anymore.)
- Cô ấy lợm giọng khi nhìn thấy con gián trong bát canh. (She felt nauseated when she saw the cockroach in the soup bowl.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to describe a sudden, intense wave of nausea, typically triggered by an external stimulus like a foul smell, a disgusting sight, or a disturbing thought. It emphasizes the physical sensation rising in the throat.
Variants and Related Words
- Buồn nôn (v): To feel nauseous, to feel like vomiting. This is a more general and commonly used term for nausea.
- Anh ấy cảm thấy buồn nôn sau chuyến đi tàu. (He felt nauseous after the boat trip.)
Synonyms
- To feel sick: To experience nausea.
- To gag: To make a convulsive movement in the throat as if about to vomit.
- To be disgusted: To feel a strong sense of dislike or revulsion.
Related Idioms
- While "lợm giọng" itself is descriptive, it is conceptually related to expressions about disgust.
- Phát ớn: To be utterly disgusted or creeped out.
- Tôi phát ớn với hành vi của hắn. (I am utterly disgusted by his behavior.)