đau nhói
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sharp, stabbing, or piercing pain: A sudden, intense, and localized pain that feels like a stab or a prick. It is often brief but severe.
- Throbbing or shooting pain: A pain that comes in sharp, sudden waves or pulses, often associated with nerve pain or acute inflammation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy cảm thấy một cơn đau nhói ở tim. (She felt a sharp pain in her heart.)
- Sau khi bị ngã, anh ấy bị đau nhói ở đầu gối. (After the fall, he had a stabbing pain in his knee.)
- Mỗi khi trở trời, bà tôi lại bị đau nhói ở khớp. (Whenever the weather changes, my grandmother gets shooting pains in her joints.)
Advanced Usage
- "đau nhói lòng": A figurative expression meaning a sharp, sudden emotional pain or pang of sorrow.
- Nghe tin ấy, tôi cảm thấy đau nhói lòng. (Hearing that news, I felt a sharp pang in my heart.)
Variants and Related Words
Nhói (v/adj): to throb or pang; can be used similarly to "đau nhói" but sometimes for even more momentary sensations.
- Tim tôi nhói lên khi nhìn thấy cảnh tượng đó. (My heart gave a pang when I saw that scene.)
Đau buốt (adj): aching with a penetrating, cold, or numbing quality (often like a toothache).
- Đau quặn (adj): cramping or griping pain (often related to abdominal muscles or organs).
Synonyms
- Stabbing pain: A very sharp, piercing pain.
- Shooting pain: A pain that travels rapidly along a nerve or pathway.
- Lancinating pain: A medical term for a tearing or sharply cutting pain.
- Throbbing pain: A pain that beats or pulses rhythmically.
Related Idioms
- Đau nhói tim: Literally "a stabbing heart pain," used for both physical chest pain and intense emotional hurt.
- Lời nói của anh ấy khiến cô đau nhói tim. (His words made her heart ache sharply.)