tháo tỏng

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Definition

1. Adjective (Informal):
   • Having diarrhea: Describes the state of experiencing loose, watery bowel movements. It is a colloquial and often humorous or euphemistic term.
   • Very loose or falling apart: Can be used metaphorically to describe something that is coming undone, disassembled, or in a state of disrepair.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tôi ăn hải sản có lẽ không tươi nên bị tháo tỏng cả ngày. (I ate seafood that was probably not fresh, so I had diarrhea all day.)
  • Cái máy này cũ đến nỗi sắp tháo tỏng ra rồi. (This machine is so old it's about to fall apart.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in casual, spoken contexts. It is not considered vulgar but is too informal for formal writing or serious medical discussion.

Variants and Related Words

• Tháo dạ (v): to have diarrhea (slightly less informal than "tháo tỏng").
  • Anh ấy bị tháo dạ sau chuyến đi. (He had diarrhea after the trip.)

Synonyms

• Diarrhea: the condition of having frequent, loose, watery stools.
• Loose: (for the metaphorical sense) not firmly fixed; coming apart.

Related Idioms

• Tháo chạy: to run away, to flee (literally "to un-run"). Note: This is a different compound verb and not a direct variant of "tháo tỏng," but it shares the root "tháo."
  • Nghe thấy tiếng cảnh sát, bọn chúng tháo chạy. (Hearing the police, they fled.)