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sài

Mẹ chăm sóc em bé bị sài.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A generic, often traditional, term for various severe, persistent, and difficult-to-treat illnesses in children.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Đứa trẻ bị sài đẹn. (The child has a severe, persistent illness.)
    • Ngày xưa, nhiều trẻ em chết bệnh sài. (In the past, many children died from severe childhood diseases.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is primarily used in historical or folk medicine contexts. In modern medical language, specific disease names are used instead.
  • It often appears in the compound "sài đẹn", which intensifies the meaning to denote a very severe and dangerous childhood ailment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sài đẹn (n): A serious and obstinate disease of children.
    • Cần chăm sóc cẩn thận để tránh trẻ bị sài đẹn. (Careful care is needed to prevent children from contracting severe illnesses.)
Synonyms
  • Persistent childhood disease: A long-lasting illness in children.
  • Wasting disease (in some historical contexts): A disease causing progressive weakness and loss of body mass.
Related Idioms
  • Bệnh sài: Literally "sài disease," used to refer generally to such severe childhood illnesses.
    • Trẻ con sức đề kháng yếu dễ mắc bệnh sài. (Children with weak resistance are prone to severe illnesses.)
sài

Mẹ chăm sóc em bé bị sài.

  1. Children's lasting and serious disease