Definition

1. Noun:
   • Somnambulism: A medical and psychological term for the condition of sleepwalking; performing activities normally associated with wakefulness while asleep.
   • Noctambulism: A synonym for sleepwalking.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chứng thụy du của anh ấy khá hiếm gặp. (His somnambulism is quite rare.)
  • Bác sĩ đang nghiên cứu về hiện tượng thụy du. (The doctor is researching the phenomenon of sleepwalking.)
  • Trẻ em đôi khi bị thụy du. (Children sometimes experience noctambulism.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thụy du" is primarily used in formal, clinical, or academic contexts (e.g., medicine, psychology) rather than in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Mộng du: A more common Vietnamese term for sleepwalking, often used interchangeably with "thụy du".
  • Đứa bé hay bị mộng du. (The child often sleepwalks.)

Synonyms

• Sleepwalking: The common English term for the condition.
• Somnambulism: The formal medical term.
• Noctambulism: An alternative formal term.

Related Idioms

• The concept is typically expressed directly (e.g., "to sleepwalk").