chịu lụy

chịu lụy

Vì gia đình nghèo khó, bà ấy phải chịu lụy làm việc vất vả từ nhỏ.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To endure hardship/submission; to be forced to submit or yield: "chịu lụy" describes the state of having to endure a difficult, subservient, or disadvantaged position, often due to being weaker or having no other choice. It implies a reluctant acceptance of a burdensome situation or authority.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Vì gia đình nghèo khó, bà ấy phải chịu lụy làm việc vất vả từ nhỏ. (Because her family was poor, she had to endure hardship and work hard from a young age.)
    • Công ty nhỏ buộc phải chịu lụy trước các điều khoản của đối tác lớn. (The small company was forced to submit to the terms of the large partner.)
    • Nó biết mình sai nên đành chịu lụy nghe mọi người phê bình. (Knowing he was wrong, he had no choice but to submit and listen to everyone's criticism.)
Advanced Usage

  • "chịu lụy cả đời": to endure hardship/submission for a lifetime.

    • Người phụ nữ ấy đã chịu lụy cả đời vì chồng con. (That woman endured a life of hardship for her husband and children.)

  • "cam tâm chịu lụy": to willingly/resignedly accept a subservient position.

    • Vì tình yêu, cô ấy cam tâm chịu lụy. (For love, she willingly accepted a subservient role.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Chịu (verb): to bear, to endure, to accept. This is the root verb.
  • Lụy (noun/verb): trouble, misfortune; to be implicated or burdened. Often used in formal or literary contexts.
  • Chịu đựng (verb): to endure, to tolerate (suffering). A more general term for enduring hardship.
  • Khuất phục (verb): to submit, to yield (to force or authority). Focuses more on the act of submission.
Synonyms
  • Cam chịu: to resign oneself to, to endure passively.
  • Quy phục: to submit, to yield (often to a ruler or power).
  • Nhẫn nhục: to be patient and forbearing, to endure humiliation.
Related Phrases
  • Chịu thua: to admit defeat, to give up. This implies conceding in a competition or argument.
  • Chịu thiệt: to accept a loss or disadvantage. This focuses on accepting a tangible detriment.
Related Idioms

  • "Chịu trận": to take one's beating; to endure an attack or a difficult situation without fighting back.

    • Đội bóng yếu thế hơn nên chỉ biết chịu trận. (The weaker soccer team could only endure the onslaught.)

  • "Bó tay chịu trói": to be helpless and have to submit (literally: to have one's hands tied and accept being bound).

    • Trước tình thế đó, họ đành bó tay chịu trói. (Faced with that situation, they had no choice but to submit helplessly.)