Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To suffer from cholera: To be afflicted with or experience the symptoms of cholera, a severe bacterial intestinal disease.
   • To have cholera: A more direct expression indicating the state of having contracted the disease.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Nhiều người trong làng đã đi tả sau trận lụt. (Many people in the village suffered from cholera after the flood.)
  • Trẻ em suy dinh dưỡng dễ đi tả hơn. (Malnourished children are more prone to having cholera.)
  • Bác sĩ nghi ngờ bệnh nhân này đang đi tả. (The doctor suspects this patient is suffering from cholera.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "đi tả" is a specific medical/colloquial term. In modern medical contexts, the more formal term "bị bệnh tả" (to have cholera) is also used.
  • Khu vực đó đang có dịch, cần đề phòng đi tả. (That area has an epidemic; one must guard against cholera.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh tả (n): Cholera (the disease itself).
  • Bệnh tả lây lan qua nước ô nhiễm. (Cholera spreads through contaminated water.)
• Tiêu chảy (n): Diarrhea (a symptom, not the specific disease).
  • Anh ấy bị tiêu chảy nặng. (He has severe diarrhea.)

Synonyms

• To contract cholera: To acquire the disease.
• To be stricken with cholera: To be seriously affected by cholera.

Notes on Usage

• "Đi tả" is an older, colloquial phrase. In contemporary Vietnamese, especially in formal or medical writing, "mắc bệnh tả" or "bị tả" are more common.
• The phrase is specific to cholera and is not used for general diarrhea. Using it for common diarrhea would be incorrect and may cause confusion.

1. Suffer from cholera