sưng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To swell: To increase in size, volume, or prominence, typically as a result of injury, infection, or inflammation. This is the primary meaning, referring to a part of the body becoming larger and often painful.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau khi bị ong đốt, tay cô ấy sưng lên rất to. (After being stung by a bee, her hand swelled up very large.)
- Vết bầm tím bắt đầu sưng và đau. (The bruise began to swell and hurt.)
- Mắt anh ấy sưng húp vì khóc. (His eyes were puffy from crying.)
Advanced Usage
- "sưng vù": To be badly swollen, severely swollen.
- Mặt nạn nhân sưng vù không nhận ra được. (The victim's face was so badly swollen it was unrecognizable.)
- "sưng tấy": To be inflamed and swollen, often implying redness and heat.
- Vết thương sưng tấy và có dấu hiệu nhiễm trùng. (The wound was inflamed and swollen and showed signs of infection.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sưng phù (v): To swell due to edema (excess fluid); to be bloated.
- Bệnh nhân bị sưng phù ở chân. (The patient had swollen legs from edema.)
- Phù nề (n): Edema; medical term for swelling caused by fluid accumulation.
- Triệu chứng là phù nề và đau khớp. (The symptoms are edema and joint pain.)
Synonyms
- Swell: The most direct synonym.
- Inflame: To become swollen, hot, and often red, usually due to infection or injury.
- Puff up: To swell, often used for eyes or cheeks.
Related Idioms
- Sưng như cái thùng: Swollen like a barrel (used humorously or emphatically to describe severe swelling).
- Sau khi ngã, đầu gối nó sưng như cái thùng. (After the fall, his knee was swollen like a barrel.)