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nan y

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The Vietnamese word "nan y" refers to a condition or disease that is difficult to cure. It often implies a serious or chronic illness that requires long-term management rather than a straightforward treatment.

Basic Explanation:
  • Meaning: "Nan y" describes diseases that are challenging to treat or heal completely. These are often serious illnesses that can last for a long time, sometimes for life.
  • Usage: You can use "nan y" when talking about illnesses in a medical context or when discussing health issues that require ongoing care.
Example:
  • Sentence: "Bệnh ung thư một bệnh nan y."
    • Translation: "Cancer is a difficult-to-cure disease."
Advanced Usage:

In more advanced contexts, "nan y" can be used metaphorically to describe situations or problems that are hard to resolve, not just limited to medical issues. For instance, you might say: - "Vấn đề này có vẻ nan y." - Translation: "This problem seems difficult to resolve."

Word Variants:
  • Bệnh nan y: This phrase specifically means "incurable disease."
  • Chứng nan y: This can refer to "chronic conditions" or "incurable symptoms."
Different Meanings:

While "nan y" primarily pertains to health and medicine, in broader terms, it can also refer to complex situations in life that seem overwhelming and hard to fix.

Synonyms:
  • Khó chữa: This means "difficult to treat."
  • Nan giải: This refers to "difficult or perplexing," often used in a broader context beyond health.
  1. Difficult to cure
    • Bệnh nan y
      A disease difficult to cure

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