bệnh bại liệt
bệnh bại liệt is the Vietnamese term for polio.
The phrase refers to the infectious viral disease that can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bệnh (disease), bại (paralyzed or crippled) and liệt (paralyzed or unable to move).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word bệnh (disease) is often included in the term to specify that the following words describe a medical condition.
Did you know?
- If you describe someone as 'bị liệt', you are stating they are paralyzed, but if you say someone is 'liệt sĩ', you are actually referring to a 'martyr'.
- In Vietnamese, the word liệt is used in the term for 'polio', but its Sino-Vietnamese root also means 'to arrange in a row' or 'a line'.
- In Vietnamese, bệnh is not just 'disease' but can also mean 'illness' or 'defect', often used metaphorically to describe a social or moral flaw.
Examples in context
- Tôi đang nghiên cứu về bệnh bại liệt và những biện pháp phòng ngừa.I am studying polio and prevention measures.
- Anh ta từng mắc bại liệt khi còn nhỏ.He had polio when he was young.
- Bệnh bại liệt rất nguy hiểm.Polio is very dangerous.
- Ông ấy đã từng mắc bệnh bại liệt.He used to suffer from polio.
- Chúng ta cần phòng ngừa bệnh bại liệt.We need to prevent polio.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing public health news.
- NamBạn có nghe về bệnh bại liệt không?Have you heard about polio?
- MaiCó, tôi thấy tin tức trên TV.Yes, I saw the news on TV.
- NamBệnh bại liệt đang quay trở lại.Polio is returning.
- MaiĐiều đó thật sự đáng lo ngại.That is truly worrying.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bại, bệnh, liệt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
