Definition

1. Noun:
   • Boil, pustule: A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin, typically caused by bacterial infection, especially of a hair follicle or oil gland. This is an archaic or literary term in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị lên sang độc ở lưng. (He has a boil on his back.)
  • Theo y học cổ truyền, sang độc là do nhiệt độc tích tụ trong cơ thể. (According to traditional medicine, boils are caused by accumulated heat toxins in the body.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered somewhat archaic or formal in contemporary usage. In everyday conversation, words like mụn nhọt (boils, abscesses) or specific terms like nhọt (furuncle/boil) are more common.
• It may appear in historical texts, traditional medical contexts, or proverbs.

Variants and Related Words

• Mụn nhọt (n): A more common general term for skin abscesses and boils.
• Nhọt (n): Furuncle; a specific type of painful boil.
• Furuncle (n): The medical term in English for a boil.

Synonyms

• Boil (n): A common synonym in English.
• Pustule (n): A small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus.
• Abscess (n): A broader term for a collection of pus that has built up within tissue.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• While there is no direct phrasal verb with "sang độc," a related Vietnamese idiom is:
  • Nổi mụn nổi nhọt / Nổi sang độc: To develop boils (often used figuratively to mean to become very angry or to have problems erupt).

    • Nghe tin đó, anh ta nổi mụn nổi nhọt lên. (Hearing that news, he blew his top [lit. boils erupted on him].)

1. Boil and pustule