ọe
Definition
- Verb:
- To gag or retch: To make a convulsive effort to vomit, often producing a characteristic throat sound without necessarily expelling stomach contents. It describes the physical act preceding vomiting.
- To feel nauseous: To experience the sensation of being about to vomit.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa bé bị say xe và ọe liên tục. (The child was carsick and gagged continuously.)
- Mùi đó làm tôi muốn ọe. (That smell makes me want to retch.)
- Cô ấy ọe mấy tiếng rồi nhưng không nôn ra được. (She retched a few times but couldn't vomit.)
Advanced Usage
- "ọe ọe": A reduplicated form used to describe repeated or ongoing gagging, often for descriptive or emphatic effect.
- Em bé mới sinh hay khóc ọe ọe. (Newborn babies often cry with a gagging sound.)
Variants and Related Words
Buồn nôn (v): To feel nauseous. This describes the feeling, while "ọe" describes the physical action.
- Tôi thấy buồn nôn. (I feel nauseous.)
Nôn (v): To vomit, to throw up. This is the act of expelling stomach contents, which may follow gagging ("ọe").
- Nó bị sốt và nôn hết thức ăn. (He had a fever and vomited all the food.)
Synonyms
- Gag: To have a spasm in the throat causing a retching sound.
- Retch: To make the sound and motion of vomiting.
Related Idioms
- Ọe ra: Literally "to gag out," sometimes used figuratively to express disgust or strong rejection of an idea.
- Nghe đề xuất đó, tôi muốn ọe ra. (Hearing that proposal, I want to gag / I find it disgusting.)