nôn nao

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nôn nao

Trong bụng tôi cảm thấy nôn nao trước kỳ thi.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Feeling sick, nauseous, queasy: Describes a physical sensation of discomfort in the stomach, often preceding vomiting or associated with motion sickness.
    • Feeling restless, agitated, uneasy: Describes a psychological state of anxious excitement, nervous anticipation, or emotional turmoil that is difficult to bear.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective (Physical sickness):

    • Tôi cảm thấy nôn nao trong bụng sau chuyến đi xe dài. (I felt queasy in my stomach after the long car ride.)
    • Mùi đó khiến cô ấy nôn nao. (That smell made her feel nauseous.)

  • Adjective (Emotional agitation):

    • Lòng tôi nôn nao chờ đợi kết quả. (My heart was restless/anxious waiting for the results.)
    • Cô ấy có cảm giác nôn nao khó tả trước ngày cưới. (She had an indescribable feeling of agitation/butterflies before the wedding day.)
Advanced Usage

  • "lòng nôn nao": a restless heart, a churning feeling inside (often emotional).

    • Lòng nôn nao, anh ấy không thể tập trung vào việc gì. (With a restless heart, he couldn't concentrate on anything.)

  • "bụng nôn nao": a queasy stomach (physical).

    • Cảm giác bụng nôn nao khiến cậu bé không muốn ăn. (The feeling of a queasy stomach made the boy not want to eat.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Nôn (v): To vomit, to throw up. (This is the primary verb for the physical act, while "nôn nao" describes the preceding sensation or a metaphorical feeling.)
  • Naôn nao (adj, variant): A less common variant with the same meaning.
  • Bồn chồn (adj): Restless, fidgety (shares the emotional meaning of anxious agitation but does not imply physical sickness).
Synonyms
  • Physical: Buồn nôn (feeling like vomiting), khó chịu trong bụng (stomach discomfort), lợm giọng (to feel like retching).
  • Emotional: Bồn chồn (restless), thấp thỏm (on tenterhooks, anxious), không yên (uneasy).
Related Idioms

  • "Nôn nao trong lòng": To have a churning/restless feeling inside one's heart (emotional).

    • Nghe tin ấy, lòng tôi nôn nao. (Hearing that news, my heart was in turmoil.)

  • "Nôn nao bụng dạ": To have a queasy/uneasy stomach or gut feeling (can be both physical and emotional).

    • Trước mỗi kỳ thi, cô ấy thường nôn nao bụng dạ. (Before every exam, she often feels butterflies in her stomach.)
nôn nao

Trong bụng tôi cảm thấy nôn nao trước kỳ thi.

  1. Feel sick
    • Đi biển không quen, thấy người nôn nao
      To feel sick because not used to travelling by sea