ươn mình

Bé cảm thấy ươn mình nên nằm nghỉ trên giường.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly unwell / under the weather: Used primarily to describe a child who feels a bit sick, listless, or generally out of sorts, often without specific severe symptoms. It conveys a mild, non-specific state of discomfort or malaise.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sáng nay con bé hơi ươn mình, không muốn ăn. (This morning the little girl is feeling a bit under the weather and doesn't want to eat.)
  • Trẻ con dễ ươn mình khi thời tiết thay đổi. (Children easily feel slightly unwell when the weather changes.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in the context of children's health. Using it for an adult would sound unusual or very colloquial, implying a childlike or delicate condition.

Variants and Related Words

• Ươn: (Adjective) describes meat, fish, or food that is beginning to spoil or is no longer fresh. This is a different, though etymologically related, usage.
  • Cá có mùi ươn. (The fish smells spoiled.)

Synonyms

• Slightly ill: Feeling a bit sick.
• Listless: Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
• Out of sorts: Feeling slightly unwell or irritable.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "ươn mình". Its use is typically literal, describing the physical state of a child.