đau buốt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sharp, piercing, or shooting pain: Describes a physical sensation of pain that is intense, penetrating, and often feels like a sharp, stabbing, or drilling sensation. It implies a pain that is acute and deeply felt.
- Severe emotional pain: Can describe a feeling of emotional or psychological hurt that is similarly sharp, poignant, and deeply penetrating.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy cảm thấy đau buốt ở lưng. (She feels a sharp pain in her back.)
- Vết thương đau buốt mỗi khi cử động. (The wound aches with a piercing pain with every movement.)
- Lời nói của anh ta khiến cô đau buốt tim. (His words caused her a piercing heartache.)
Advanced Usage
- "đau buốt tận xương": a pain that pierces to the bone; used to emphasize an extreme, deep-seated physical or emotional pain.
- Cơn gió mùa đông thổi qua khiến tôi đau buốt tận xương. (The winter wind blew through, making me feel a pain that pierced to the bone.)
Variants and Related Words
- Buốt (adj): primarily describes the sensation of sharp cold (e.g., - bitterly cold) or a sharp, piercing feeling. When combined with , it intensifies the pain.
- Đau nhói (adj): a synonym for a sudden, sharp, stabbing pain.
- Đau âm ỉ (adj): a contrasting term describing a dull, persistent ache.
Synonyms
- Piercing pain: a pain that feels like it is cutting or penetrating.
- Shooting pain: a pain that travels rapidly along a nerve or body part.
- Lancinating pain: (medical/formal) a sharp, cutting, or tearing pain.
- Stabbing pain: a sudden, sharp pain as if being stabbed.
Related Idioms
- Đau buốt ruột gan: to feel a pain in one's guts; to be deeply distressed or anguished.
- Nghe tin đó, bà đau buốt ruột gan. (Hearing that news, she was deeply anguished.)