ỉa tháo
Definition
- Verb (Medical/Vulgar):
- To have severe diarrhea: To suffer from a condition of frequent and watery bowel movements, often of an intense or uncontrollable nature. The term is considered graphic and vulgar in common speech.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau khi ăn hải sản, anh ta bị ỉa tháo cả ngày. (After eating seafood, he had severe diarrhea all day.)
- Trẻ con dễ bị ỉa tháo nếu uống nước không sạch. (Children easily get severe diarrhea if they drink unclean water.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in informal, direct, or descriptive contexts to emphasize the intensity of the condition. It is not typically used in polite or formal medical conversation.
Variants and Related Words
Tiêu chảy (n): Diarrhea. This is the standard, neutral, and medical term.
- Bệnh nhân có triệu chứng tiêu chảy nặng. (The patient has symptoms of severe diarrhea.)
Ỉa chảy (v): To have diarrhea. Slightly less vulgar than "ỉa tháo" but still informal.
- Tôi nghĩ mình bị ỉa chảy. (I think I have diarrhea.)
Synonyms
- To have the runs: An informal English idiom for having diarrhea.
- To have dysentery: Refers to a specific, often severe, infectious form of diarrhea.
Related Idioms
- Tháo dạ: A slightly milder, euphemistic phrase meaning "to have loose bowels" or mild diarrhea.
- Ăn đồ lạ dễ bị tháo dạ. (Eating unfamiliar food can easily give you loose bowels.)