lợm
Definition
- 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.