yếu đau

Người ông ấy yếu đau nên phải nằm trên giường.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sickly / In poor health: Describes a person who is frequently or chronically ill, weak, and prone to sickness. It implies a general state of frailty and poor physical constitution.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông cụ ấy trông có vẻ yếu đau. (That old man looks sickly.)
  • Từ nhỏ, cô ấy đã yếu đau. (Since childhood, she has been in poor health.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a connotation of persistent, long-term weakness and susceptibility to illness rather than a single, acute sickness.

Variants and Related Words

• Ốm yếu (adj): sickly, frail. A near-synonymous compound.
  • Đứa trẻ sinh non thường ốm yếu. (Premature babies are often frail.)

Synonyms

• Sickly: Often ill; in poor health.
• Frail: Weak and delicate.
• Unhealthy: Not in good health.
• Ailing: In poor health, especially over time.

Related Idioms

• While "yếu đau" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it describes a condition often referenced in expressions about chronic poor health.