đi lị

Một em bé đang bị đi lị nên phải nằm nghỉ trên giường.

Definition

1. Verb (Medical Term):
   • To have dysentery: To suffer from dysentery, an infection of the intestines typically resulting in severe diarrhea with blood and mucus.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa trẻ bị đi lị. (The child has dysentery.)
  • Người dân vùng lũ dễ mắc bệnh đi lị. (People in flooded areas are prone to contracting dysentery.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is specifically used in a medical or symptomatic context. It is less common in casual conversation, where phrases like "bị kiết lị" or "bị lị" might be used.

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh lị (n): dysentery (the disease).
  • Bệnh lị lây lan qua nước bẩn. (Dysentery spreads through dirty water.)
• Kiết lị (n): another common term for dysentery.
  • Triệu chứng của kiết lị là đau bụng dữ dội. (A symptom of dysentery is severe abdominal pain.)

Synonyms

• To suffer from dysentery: The direct English equivalent.
• To have bloody flux: An older, less clinical term for dysentery.

Notes on Usage

• "Đi lị" is a verb phrase describing the state of having the disease. It is not typically used in continuous or progressive tenses. The condition itself is more commonly referred to as "bệnh lị" or "kiết lị."