Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sneeze: "nhảy mũi" means to have a sudden, involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation of the nostrils. This is a dialectal term.

Usage

• The word "nhảy mũi" is a dialectal verb used to describe the action of sneezing. It is commonly used in informal, spoken Vietnamese, particularly in certain regions. It is equivalent to the more standard term "hắt hơi".

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy bị cảm nên nhảy mũi liên tục. (He has a cold so he sneezes continuously.)
  • Bụi bay vào mũi khiến tôi nhảy mũi. (Dust flew into my nose, making me sneeze.)
  • Mỗi khi đến mùa này, tôi hay bị nhảy mũi. (Every time this season comes, I often sneeze.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bị nhảy mũi": to be sneezing, to have a sneezing fit.
  • Cô ấy bị nhảy mũi cả buổi sáng. (She has been sneezing all morning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hắt hơi (verb): to sneeze. This is the standard, more formal equivalent of "nhảy mũi".
  • Tiếng hắt hơi của anh ấy rất to. (His sneeze is very loud.)

Synonyms

• Hắt hơi: to sneeze (standard term).

Related Idioms

• Nhảy mũi một cái: to sneeze once (a common descriptive phrase).
  • Tôi chỉ nhảy mũi một cái thôi. (I only sneezed once.)

1. (địa phương) Sneeze
   • Bị cảm nhảy mũi
     To sneeze because of a cold