oi khan

Tôi cảm thấy oi khan suốt buổi sáng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dry retching / dry heaving: The primary meaning of "oi khan" refers to the physical sensation and act of retching or heaving without producing vomit. It describes the involuntary, often uncomfortable, spasms of the stomach and esophagus that occur when one feels nauseous but nothing is expelled.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tôi cảm thấy oi khan suốt buổi sáng. (I felt like dry heaving all morning.)
  • Cơn buồn nôn chỉ dẫn đến oi khan. (The nausea only led to dry retching.)
  • Anh ấy bị oi khan sau khi uống thuốc. (He had dry heaves after taking the medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe a persistent symptom of nausea, morning sickness, or a side effect of certain medications or illnesses where the body attempts to vomit unsuccessfully.

Variants and Related Words

• Buồn nôn (adj): nauseous, feeling the urge to vomit.

  • Cô ấy cảm thấy buồn nôn trên xe. (She felt nauseous in the car.)

• Nôn (v): to vomit.

  • Đứa bé bị sốt và nôn. (The child had a fever and vomited.)

Synonyms

• Dry heaving: The act of retching without vomit.
• Retching: Making the sound and movement of vomiting.
• Gagging: Choking or retching involuntarily.

Related Phrases

• Cảm giác oi khan: The feeling of dry retching.
  • Cảm giác oi khan thật khó chịu. (The feeling of dry heaving is very uncomfortable.)