tai biến
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Definition
- Noun:
- A sudden, unfortunate event; a catastrophe: "tai biến" refers to an unexpected and often severe event that causes harm or misfortune.
- (Medical) A complication or accident: In medical contexts, "tai biến" specifically denotes an unforeseen and adverse medical event or complication.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thiên tai là một tai biến khủng khiếp. (A natural disaster is a terrible catastrophe.)
- Bệnh nhân đã qua cơn tai biến mạch máu não. (The patient has recovered from the cerebrovascular accident.)
- Việc mất điện đột ngột là một tai biến nhỏ trong buổi hòa nhạc. (The sudden power outage was a minor mishap during the concert.)
Advanced Usage
"Tai biến bất ngờ": an unexpected calamity.
- Công ty phải đối mặt với một tai biến bất ngờ về tài chính. (The company had to face an unexpected financial calamity.)
"Tai biến y khoa" / "Tai biến y tế": a medical accident/complication.
- Mọi ca phẫu thuật đều tiềm ẩn nguy cơ tai biến y khoa. (Every surgery carries the risk of a medical complication.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tai họa (noun): disaster, calamity. (Often used interchangeably but can imply a larger scale of misfortune).
- Biến cố (noun): upheaval, major event. (A broader term for a significant turning-point event, not necessarily negative).
- Sự cố (noun): incident, breakdown. (Generally refers to a technical or minor incident).
Synonyms
- Thảm họa: disaster, catastrophe.
- Họa: misfortune, disaster.
- Rủi ro: risk (focuses on the chance of an adverse event).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Tai biến mạch máu não: cerebrovascular accident (stroke).
- Tai biến sản khoa: obstetric complication.
- Tai biến thuốc: adverse drug reaction.
- Gặp tai biến: to encounter/suffer a catastrophe/complication.
Related Idioms
- "Tai bay vạ gió" / "Họa vô đơn chí": These idioms convey the idea of misfortunes never coming singly or troubles arriving unexpectedly, which is closely related to the concept of "tai biến".
noun
- catactrophe