đái láu
Definition
- Verb (colloquial, dialectal):
- To have frequent, urgent, and often painful urination: This term describes a condition where one needs to pass urine very often, typically in small amounts, and usually with discomfort or a burning sensation. It is a symptom commonly associated with urinary tract infections or other medical issues.
- To urinate stealthily or on the sly (archaic/contextual): In some older or regional uses, it can imply urinating discreetly or in an unauthorized place, though the primary medical meaning is more prevalent.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bé sốt và đái láu, có lẽ bị nhiễm trùng đường tiểu. (The child has a fever and is urinating frequently and painfully, perhaps due to a urinary tract infection.)
- Ông cụ than phiền về chứng đái láu suốt mấy ngày qua. (The old man complained about the symptom of frequent, painful urination for the past few days.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is considered informal and dialectal. In formal medical contexts, terms like "tiểu rắt" or "tiểu lắt nhắt" are more commonly used to describe the same symptom.
- It can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe someone who is constantly interrupting or leaving briefly for unnecessary reasons, akin to being "disruptive in small, frequent ways."
Variants and Related Words
- Đái rắt (v): The more standard, though still informal, term for frequent, painful urination.
- Triệu chứng chính là đái rắt và nóng rát. (The main symptoms are frequent urination and a burning sensation.)
- Tiểu dắt (v): A slightly more formal synonym.
- Bí tiểu (v): Urinary retention (difficulty urinating), which is a different, often opposite, condition.
Synonyms
- Dysuria: Medical term for painful or difficult urination.
- Urinary frequency: The need to urinate often.
- Strangury: A medical term specifically for painful, frequent urination of small amounts.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms directly using "đái láu". The concept is typically expressed literally or through the related term "đái rắt".
- A related figurative expression might be "làm việc đái rắt", criticizing someone for working in an inefficient, stop-and-start manner.