Definition

1. Noun (Dialectal):
   • Breath; wind (as in breathing capacity): In some Vietnamese dialects, "nghỉn" refers to the breath or the act of breathing, specifically one's wind or stamina for sustained physical exertion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy leo núi, hết nghỉn rồi. (He climbed the mountain and is out of breath now.)
  • Chạy một hơi dài, tôi mất nghỉn. (After a long sprint, I lost my wind.)

Advanced Usage

• "lại nghỉn": to catch one's breath, to recover one's wind.
  • Phải dừng một chút để lại nghỉn. (We have to stop for a moment to catch our breath.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hơi thở (n): breath (the standard, more common term).

  • Hơi thở của cô ấy đều đặn. (Her breathing is steady.)

• Hụt hơi (v): to be short of breath.

  • Tôi cảm thấy hụt hơi khi leo cầu thang. (I feel short of breath when climbing stairs.)

Synonyms

• Breath: the air taken into or expelled from the lungs.
• Wind: the capacity to breathe freely during strenuous activity.

Notes on Usage

• "Nghỉn" is a regional or dialectal word and is not commonly used in standard modern Vietnamese. The standard terms are "hơi thở" (breath) or "hơi" (as in "hết hơi" - out of breath).
• It primarily appears in older texts or specific regional contexts to describe breath, especially in the context of being out of breath or recovering it.