ngủ nghê

Suốt mấy đêm, anh ấy chẳng ngủ nghê gì được vì lo nghĩ.

Definition

1. Verb (colloquial):
   • To sleep (poorly or restlessly): Used to describe sleeping in an unsatisfactory, insufficient, or fitful manner, often due to worry, discomfort, or disturbance. It carries a connotation of dissatisfaction with the quality or quantity of sleep.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Suốt mấy đêm chẳng ngủ nghê gì được vì lo nghĩ. (For several nights, I couldn't sleep a wink due to worry.)
  • Tiếng ồn khiến tôi cả đêm không ngủ nghê. (The noise prevented me from sleeping properly all night.)
  • Đau lưng nên ông ấy nằm ngủ nghê trên ghế. (His back hurt, so he slept fitfully on the chair.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ngủ nghê" is often used in negative constructions (e.g., , ) to emphasize the complete lack of proper sleep. It is more expressive than the neutral word "ngủ".

Variants and Related Words

• Ngủ (v): to sleep (neutral term).

  • Đứa trẻ đang ngủ. (The child is sleeping.)

• Thức (v): to be awake.

  • Cô ấy thức để học bài. (She stayed awake to study.)

Synonyms

• To sleep fitfully: to sleep in a restless, broken way.
• To toss and turn: to be unable to sleep peacefully.
• To get no proper sleep: to fail to achieve restful sleep.

Related Idioms

• Ngủ không yên giấc: to sleep restlessly, to not have a peaceful sleep.

  • Lo lắng khiến anh ấy ngủ không yên giấc. (Worry caused him to sleep restlessly.)

• Mất ngủ: to have insomnia, to lose sleep.

  • Căng thẳng dẫn đến mất ngủ. (Stress leads to insomnia.)