sốt vỡ da
Definition
- Noun:
- Growth fever: A traditional folk term referring to a mild, transient fever sometimes observed in young children during periods of rapid physical growth or development. It is not a recognized medical diagnosis.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con tôi quấy khóc và hơi ấm, có lẽ chỉ là sốt vỡ da thôi. (My child is fussy and a bit warm; it's probably just growth fever.)
- Bà ngoại nói rằng sốt vỡ da là dấu hiệu trẻ đang lớn. (Grandma said that growth fever is a sign the child is growing.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in informal, familial contexts, often by older generations, to explain minor, unexplained fevers in infants and toddlers without serious illness.
Variants and Related Words
- Sốt mọc răng (n): teething fever. A similar folk concept attributing mild fever to the process of teething.
- Cơn sốt này có thể là sốt mọc răng. (This fever might be teething fever.)
Synonyms
- Growth fever: The direct conceptual translation.
- Febrile episode: A general medical term for a fever occurrence.
- Childhood fever: A broad term for fevers common in young children.
Related Idioms
- Sốt vỡ tổ: An intensified, more colloquial variant implying a very high or severe fever, though not medically accurate.
- Đứa bé nóng như sốt vỡ tổ. (The baby is as hot as if with a breaking-fever.)