sài
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Definition
- Noun:
- A generic, often traditional, term for various severe, persistent, and difficult-to-treat illnesses in children.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đứa trẻ bị sài đẹn. (The child has a severe, persistent illness.)
- Ngày xưa, nhiều trẻ em chết vì bệnh sài. (In the past, many children died from severe childhood diseases.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical or folk medicine contexts. In modern medical language, specific disease names are used instead.
- It often appears in the compound "sài đẹn", which intensifies the meaning to denote a very severe and dangerous childhood ailment.
Variants and Related Words
- Sài đẹn (n): A serious and obstinate disease of children.
- Cần chăm sóc cẩn thận để tránh trẻ bị sài đẹn. (Careful care is needed to prevent children from contracting severe illnesses.)
Synonyms
- Persistent childhood disease: A long-lasting illness in children.
- Wasting disease (in some historical contexts): A disease causing progressive weakness and loss of body mass.
Related Idioms
- Bệnh sài: Literally "sài disease," used to refer generally to such severe childhood illnesses.
- Trẻ con sức đề kháng yếu dễ mắc bệnh sài. (Children with weak resistance are prone to severe illnesses.)
- Children's lasting and serious disease