Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To be delivered (from the womb): The primary meaning of "sổ lòng" refers specifically to the moment a baby exits the mother's body during childbirth. It describes the act of being born.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Đứa con vừa mới sổ lòng. (The baby has just been delivered.)
  • Cô ấy đã sổ lòng một bé trai khỏe mạnh. (She delivered a healthy baby boy.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "sổ lòng" is almost exclusively used in a literal, biological context for birth. It carries a formal or literary tone and is not typically used in casual, everyday conversation about birth.

Variants and Related Words

• Sinh (v): to give birth, to be born. This is the standard, more common verb for birth.

  • Cô ấy sinh con vào sáng nay. (She gave birth this morning.)

• Chào đời (v): to come into the world, to be born. This is a common and slightly more poetic synonym.

  • Em bé chào đời lúc 3 giờ sáng. (The baby came into the world at 3 a.m.)

Synonyms

• To be delivered: (in the obstetric sense).
• To be born: to come out of the mother's womb.

Notes on Usage

• "Sổ lòng" is a specialized term. In modern spoken Vietnamese, the words "sinh" or "chào đời" are far more frequently used to describe the event of birth.
• This term is often found in formal announcements, literature, or older texts.

1. Just delivered
   • Đứa con vừa mới sổ lòng
     The baby has just been delivered