vết bầm
Definition
- Noun:
- A bruise: A mark on the skin caused by blood vessels breaking under the surface, typically due to an impact, appearing as a discolored, often blue, purple, or yellow patch.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy có một vết bầm lớn trên cánh tay sau khi va vào bàn. (He has a large bruise on his arm after bumping into the table.)
- Vết bầm tím trên chân cô ấy đang dần biến mất. (The purple bruise on her leg is gradually fading.)
Advanced Usage
- Medical/Formal Context: In clinical terms, a "vết bầm" can be referred to as a contusion or ecchymosis.
- Bác sĩ chẩn đoán vết thương là một vết bầm máu đơn thuần. (The doctor diagnosed the injury as a simple bruise/contusion.)
Variants and Related Words
Bầm tím (adj/phrase): bruised; describing the state of having bruises or the discoloration itself.
- Vùng da bị bầm tím. (The bruised skin area.)
Vết thâm bầm (n): a synonym emphasizing the dark, bruised color.
- Một vết thâm bầm dưới mắt. (A dark bruise under the eye.)
Synonyms
- Contusion: A medical term for a bruise.
- Ecchymosis: A technical medical term for a discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "vết bầm," a related figurative expression is:
- "Bầm dập": Literally "bruised and crushed," used figuratively to describe being physically beaten up or emotionally battered.
- Sau trận đánh, người anh ta bầm dập. (After the fight, his body was covered in bruises [or was battered].)