sịt mũi

Một em bé đang sịt mũi vào chiếc khăn giấy.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To have a runny nose: To experience a condition where mucus drips or flows from the nostrils, typically due to a cold, allergy, or other irritation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé bị cảm nên đang sịt mũi. (The baby has a cold and has a runny nose.)
  • Mùa xuân này tôi hay bị dị ứng và sịt mũi. (This spring, I often get allergies and have a runny nose.)
  • Anh ấy vừa hắt xì vừa sịt mũi. (He is both sneezing and has a runny nose.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in its descriptive form "bị sịt mũi" (to suffer from a runny nose) to indicate the state of having the symptom.
  • Tôi không thể đi làm vì đang bị sịt mũi và sốt. (I can't go to work because I have a runny nose and a fever.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sổ mũi (v): This is a more common and standard synonym for "to have a runny nose."

  • Trời lạnh dễ khiến trẻ con bị sổ mũi. (Cold weather easily gives children a runny nose.)

• Chảy nước mũi (v): A literal phrase meaning "for nose water to run," also describing a runny nose.

  • Cô ấy luôn mang khăn giấy vì hay bị chảy nước mũi. (She always carries tissues because she often has a runny nose.)

Synonyms

• To have a runny nose: The direct and most common English equivalent.
• To have a drippy nose: A more informal synonym.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "sịt mũi," the symptom is commonly referenced in expressions about minor illnesses.
  • Ốm vặt: to have a minor, common illness (which often includes symptoms like a runny nose).

    • Nó chỉ bị ốm vặt, sịt mũi thôi. (He just has a minor illness, just a runny nose.)