binh họa
Definition
- Noun (archaic):
- Scourge of war: A classical Vietnamese term describing the devastating calamity, widespread suffering, and ruin brought about by armed conflict. It conveys the totality of war's destructive consequences on society.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Binh họa khiến trăm họ lầm than. (The scourge of war brings misery to the common people.)
- Cả vùng quê phải gánh chịu binh họa. (The entire countryside had to endure the scourge of war.)
- Ước mong binh họa chấm dứt. (A wish for the scourge of war to end.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily found in classical or literary texts, historical narratives, and formal writings to evoke the profound tragedy of war. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Tai họa chiến tranh (n): A modern equivalent phrase meaning "the disaster of war."
- Loạn lạc (n): Turmoil and disorder caused by war.
- Can qua (n, literary): An archaic term for weapons of war, often used metonymically to refer to conflict itself (e.g., - a time of war).
Synonyms
- Scourge of war
- Calamity of war
- Devastation of war
Related Idioms
- Binh đao hỏa hạn: An idiom combining "war" (binh đao) and "drought and fire" (hỏa hạn), meaning the complete spectrum of disasters and extreme hardships.
- Lầm than binh họa: To suffer the misery and destitution caused by the scourge of war.
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(từ cũ, nghĩa cũ) Scourge of war
