phĩnh bụng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a swollen belly: Describes the physical state of having a distended or bloated abdomen, often due to being full of food, gas, or fluid.
- Stuffed, full (from eating): Specifically indicates the feeling of being very full or satiated after eating a large meal.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ăn nhiều quá nên tôi thấy phĩnh bụng. (I ate too much so I feel stuffed.)
- Đứa trẻ bị bệnh nên phĩnh bụng. (The child is sick, so his belly is swollen.)
Advanced Usage
- "phĩnh bụng lên": to become bloated/swollen.
- Uống bia xong, anh ấy phĩnh bụng lên. (After drinking beer, his belly became bloated.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phình (verb): to swell, to bulge. This is the root verb.
- Bong bóng phình to lên. (The balloon swelled up.)
- Bụng phình (phrase): a swollen belly.
- Con cóc có bụng phình. (The toad has a swollen belly.)
Synonyms
- Căng bụng: to have a tight, full belly.
- Đầy bụng: to feel bloated/full (often from gas or indigestion).
- No căng: very full (from eating).
Related Idioms
- Ăn no *phĩnh bụng*: to eat until one's belly is swollen (i.e., to eat to absolute capacity).
- Bữa tiệc thịnh soạn, ai nấy đều ăn no phĩnh bụng. (The feast was sumptuous; everyone ate until they were stuffed.)
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Have a belly swollen (with food ...)
