Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To faint during sexual intercourse: Refers specifically to a man losing consciousness while engaging in sexual activity.
   • To fall ill after sexual intercourse: Describes a man becoming sick following the act of sexual intercourse.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ấy bị phạm phòng và phải đưa đi cấp cứu. (He fainted during intercourse and had to be taken to the emergency room.)
  • Sau khi phạm phòng, ông ấy cảm thấy rất mệt mỏi và yếu ớt. (After falling ill post-intercourse, he felt very fatigued and weak.)
  • Theo kinh nghiệm dân gian, đàn ông có sức khỏe kém dễ bị phạm phòng. (According to folk experience, men with poor health are prone to swooning during/after intercourse.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in traditional, folk, or historical contexts, often related to concepts in traditional medicine or cultural beliefs about health and sexual activity. It is considered a formal and somewhat archaic term in modern Vietnamese.
• It is almost exclusively used to describe a condition affecting men.

Variants and Related Words

• Tửu sắc (noun): Literally "wine and women," a term referring to overindulgence in pleasures (like drinking and sex) believed to harm one's health, which is a related traditional concept.
• Hư nhược (adjective): Debilitated, weak, a state that might be associated with or result from such an incident.

Synonyms

• Ngất đi trong lúc giao hợp (verb phrase): To faint during intercourse. (A descriptive synonym, not a single word).
• Bị ốm sau khi quan hệ (verb phrase): To get sick after having sex. (A descriptive synonym, not a single word).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Phạm vào tửu sắc: To transgress into/indulge in "wine and women"; to overindulge in hedonistic pleasures. This idiom shares the word "phạm" (to violate/transgress) and relates to the traditional belief system that considers excessive sexual activity harmful.
• Hại thận, hại tinh: To harm the kidneys, to harm vital essence. This is a related concept from traditional medicine often cited as the cause or consequence of conditions like .

1. Swoon during sexual intercourse; fall sick after sexual intercourse