Definition

1. Verb (informal, vulgar):
   • To choke on blood, to have blood come out of the mouth/nose: A vulgar, colloquial term describing the act of vomiting or coughing up blood, or having blood flow from the mouth or nose, often due to severe injury, illness, or extreme anger. It is synonymous with the more standard term "sặc máu".

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nó tức đến nỗi sặc tiết. (He was so angry he choked on blood. / He was so angry he saw red.)
  • Bị đánh một đòn mạnh vào mặt, tên cướp sặc tiết. (Hit with a strong blow to the face, the robber coughed up blood.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly informal and vulgar. It is typically used in spoken language, in dramatic narratives, or for strong emotional emphasis. It is not appropriate for formal, medical, or polite contexts.
• It can be used hyperbolically to describe someone being extremely furious, to the point of feeling physically affected.
  • Nghe tin đó, ông ấy tức gần sặc tiết. (Upon hearing that news, he was so furious he nearly choked.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sặc máu (verb): The standard, more formal term with the same literal meaning: to choke on or vomit blood.
  • Bệnh nhân có triệu chứng sặc máu. (The patient has symptoms of coughing up blood.)

Synonyms

• Thổ huyết (verb - formal/literary): To vomit blood, to spit blood (often used in medical or literary contexts).
• Nôn ra máu (verb phrase): To vomit blood.

Related Idioms/Expressions

• Tức sặc tiết / Tức sặc máu (idiom): To be bursting with anger, to be furious enough to choke.
  • Hành động của hắn khiến tôi tức sặc tiết. (His actions made me furious enough to burst.)

1. (thông tục) như sặc máu