Definition

1. Noun:
   • Common cold, wind-cold invasion: In traditional Vietnamese medicine, "phong hàn" refers to an illness or discomfort believed to be caused by exposure to cold and wind. It describes a state of being unwell due to climatic factors.
   • Ailment from bad weather: More generally, it can indicate any indisposition or minor illness attributed to cold weather or sudden changes in weather conditions.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị phong hàn nên không đi làm được. (He has a common cold from the wind, so he can't go to work.)
  • Trời chuyển lạnh đột ngột, nhiều người dễ mắc phong hàn. (The weather turned cold suddenly, so many people are prone to catching a cold.)

Advanced Usage

• "Trúng phong hàn": to catch a cold, to be afflicted by wind-cold.
  • Cô ấy trúng phong hàn sau chuyến đi mưa. (She caught a cold after getting caught in the rain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cảm phong hàn (n): A more specific term for the common cold, literally "feeling the wind-cold".
  • Triệu chứng của cảm phong hàn thường là nhức đầu và sổ mũi. (Symptoms of a wind-cold often include headache and a runny nose.)
• Cảm lạnh (n): The modern, general term for a common cold.
  • Cảm lạnh is often used interchangeably in everyday language, though phong hàn carries a more traditional connotation.

Synonyms

• Cảm cúm (n): Flu, influenza. (Note: This typically implies more severe symptoms than ).
• Cảm mạo (n): A formal or literary term for a cold, ailment.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Gió độc": Literally "poisonous wind", sometimes used in a similar traditional context to refer to harmful climatic influences that cause illness.
  • Đi đêm nhiều dễ bị gió độc. (Going out at night often makes one prone to harmful winds [that cause illness].)

1. Indisposition [due to cold, to bad weather ...]