nau
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Labor pain, childbirth pain: "nau" specifically refers to the pain experienced during childbirth.
- (Figurative) Pain, suffering, anguish: In a broader, often literary sense, "nau" can refer to intense pain or deep suffering, especially of an emotional or spiritual nature.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy đang trải qua cơn đau nau. (She is experiencing labor pains.)
- Tử sinh kinh cụ làm nau mấy lần. (The fears of life and death have caused suffering many times.)
Advanced Usage
- "đau nau": This is the most common collocation, meaning "to be in labor pain" or "to experience the pain of childbirth."
- Người phụ nữ ấy đang đau nau trong phòng sinh. (That woman is in labor pain in the delivery room.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đau đẻ (phrase): A more common, modern synonym for "labor pain."
- Cô ấy nhập viện vì đau đẻ. (She was hospitalized due to labor pains.)
Synonyms
- Cơn đau chuyển dạ (phrase): Labor contraction pain.
- Sự đau đớn (phrase): Pain, suffering (general).
- Nỗi thống khổ (phrase): Agony, torment (literary).
Notes on Usage
- Register: The word "nau" is considered literary and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. In everyday conversation, phrases like "đau đẻ" or "chuyển dạ" are more commonly used to discuss childbirth.
- Context: When used, it almost always appears in the fixed phrase "đau nau". Its figurative use to mean general suffering is found primarily in classical poetry and older literary texts.
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