trướng bụng
Definition
Noun (Medical Term):
- Abdominal distension / Bloating: A condition where the abdomen feels full, tight, and visibly swollen due to excess gas, fluid, or other substances in the digestive tract.
Adjective (Descriptive State):
- Bloated / Distended: Describing the state of having a swollen or enlarged abdomen.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Triệu chứng chính của anh ấy là trướng bụng và khó chịu. (His main symptom was abdominal distension and discomfort.)
- Trướng bụng thường xuyên có thể là dấu hiệu của rối loạn tiêu hóa. (Frequent bloating can be a sign of a digestive disorder.)
Adjective:
- Sau bữa ăn, tôi cảm thấy rất trướng bụng. (After the meal, I felt very bloated.)
- Bệnh nhân nhập viện với bụng trướng lên. (The patient was admitted with a distended abdomen.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in clinical, medical, or formal descriptive contexts. In everyday casual speech, phrases like "đầy bụng" (full stomach) or "bụng căng" (tight stomach) are more common for describing similar discomfort.
Variants and Related Words
Đầy hơi (n/ph): Flatulence; the state of having excess gas in the digestive tract, often a cause of "trướng bụng."
- Đầy hơi là nguyên nhân phổ biến gây trướng bụng. (Flatulence is a common cause of bloating.)
Chướng bụng: An alternative spelling/variant with the same meaning.
- Trẻ sơ sinh đôi khi bị chướng bụng. (Newborns sometimes have a distended abdomen.)
Synonyms
- Bloating: The common English term for the sensation of abdominal fullness and swelling.
- Abdominal distension: The formal medical term.
- Tympanites: A specific clinical term for distension due to gas.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom for "trướng bụng," a related colloquial expression is:
- Ăn no trướng bụng: To eat until one is bloated/full to bursting.
- Bữa tiệc ngon đến mức ai cũng ăn no trướng bụng. (The feast was so delicious that everyone ate until they were bloated.)