Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To develop a skin rash due to unfamiliar climate: The phrase describes the condition of getting skin eruptions, sores, or a rash when one is not yet accustomed to a new or different climate or environment.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Tôi mới chuyển vào miền Nam, có lẽ bị phá nước nên người nổi mẩn đỏ khắp nơi. (I just moved to the South; perhaps I'm getting a rash from the unfamiliar climate as red bumps are appearing all over my body.)
  • Trẻ con đi du lịch xa dễ bị phá nước. (Children traveling far away are prone to developing a rash from climate change.)

Advanced Usage Notes

• This term is considered somewhat archaic or traditional in modern Vietnamese. It is more commonly found in older texts or used by older generations.
• It specifically links the skin condition to a change in environment or climate, not to other causes like allergies or food.
• The condition is often perceived as temporary, occurring until the body adapts to the new climate.

Variants and Related Words

• Lên sởi, lên đậu: These are specific terms for childhood diseases like measles and chickenpox, which also involve rashes but are caused by viruses, not climate.
• Dị ứng: Means "allergy," a more modern and general term for allergic reactions that can cause rashes from various sources (food, pollen, etc.), not specifically climate.
• Nổi mề đay: Means "to develop hives," which is a specific type of raised, itchy rash that can have many causes, including climate change.

Synonyms

• Bị lở vì thay đổi khí hậu: (To have sores due to climate change.) This is a descriptive synonym.
• Nổi mẩn do chưa quen thời tiết: (To break out in a rash due to unaccustomed weather.) This is a more modern, explanatory phrase.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• phá nước: The most common construction, where "bị" indicates suffering from the condition.
  • Anh ấy mới đến vùng núi và đang bị phá nước. (He just arrived in the mountainous region and is suffering from a climate-related rash.)

Related Idioms

• Chưa quen nước quen cái: A related idiom meaning "not yet accustomed to the water and the environment," highlighting the process of adaptation to a new place. "Phá nước" can be seen as a physical manifestation of this lack of acclimatization.
  • Mới chuyển đến đây, nó còn chưa quen nước quen cái, nên hơi mệt. (Just moved here, he's not yet accustomed to the environment, so he's a bit tired.)

1. Get a rash in an unfamiliar climate