tổn thọ
Definition
- Verb:
- To shorten one's life; to reduce one's lifespan: The primary meaning of "tổn thọ" is to cause a decrease in one's natural life expectancy, typically through harmful habits, actions, or extreme stress.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hút thuốc lá sẽ làm tổn thọ. (Smoking will shorten your life.)
- Lo lắng quá nhiều dễ tổn thọ. (Worrying too much can easily reduce your lifespan.)
- Làm việc căng thẳng liên tục khiến anh ấy tổn thọ. (Working under constant stress is causing him to shorten his life.)
Advanced Usage
- Exclamatory/Figurative Use: In everyday speech, "tổn thọ" is often used hyperbolically to express that something is extremely frustrating, shocking, or exhausting, as if it took years off one's life.
- Nghe tin đó tôi gần tổn thọ! (Hearing that news almost gave me a heart attack! / ...took years off my life!)
- Chăm mấy đứa trẻ nghịch ngợm này tổn thọ thật. (Looking after these mischievous kids is truly a life-shortening experience.)
Synonyms
- To shorten one's life
- To reduce one's lifespan
- To be detrimental to one's longevity
Related Idioms
- Sống lâu trăm tuổi: (To live to be one hundred years old) - This is a common blessing or wish for long life, representing the opposite idea of "tổn thọ".
- Chúc ông bà sống lâu trăm tuổi. (I wish you grandparents a long life of one hundred years.)