thời khí
Definition
- Noun:
- Seasonal disease / Seasonal illness: A sickness that commonly occurs or becomes more prevalent during a specific season of the year, often due to weather patterns or environmental factors.
- Epidemic disease (archaic): In older medical contexts, it can refer to a widespread, contagious disease. This meaning is less common in modern usage.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cảm cúm là một bệnh thời khí phổ biến vào mùa đông. (Influenza is a common seasonal illness in winter.)
- Bệnh viện chuẩn bị tiếp nhận nhiều bệnh nhân mắc các bệnh thời khí. (The hospital is preparing to receive many patients with seasonal diseases.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in the compound form "bệnh thời khí" (seasonal disease/illness). It is rarely used in isolation in modern Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh thời khí (n): Seasonal disease, seasonal illness. This is the standard and most frequent way to use the word.
- Bệnh theo mùa (n): A more descriptive synonym meaning "seasonal disease."
Synonyms
- Seasonal disease
- Seasonal illness
- Seasonal ailment
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms directly using the word "thời khí". It is a technical/medical term.