Definition

1. Noun:
   • Jealousy of another's advantages: A feeling of resentment or bitterness directed at someone who possesses greater benefits, privileges, or material gains than oneself. It implies a sense of unfairness and competitive envy regarding tangible advantages.
   • Begrudging envy: A specific type of envy focused on the concrete, often material, benefits that another person enjoys.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vì ghen ăn mà đâm ra mất đoàn kết. (Jealousy of one another's advantages leads to disunity.)
  • Anh ta có thái độ ghen ăn với đồng nghiệp được thăng chức. (He has an attitude of jealousy towards the colleague who got promoted.)
  • Sự ghen ăn nhỏ nhen đó làm hỏng mối quan hệ của họ. (That petty jealousy over advantages ruined their relationship.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative moral judgment, describing a mean-spirited or selfish form of envy that can damage social harmony.
• It is frequently used in critiques of social behavior, highlighting how coveting others' material success creates conflict.

Variants and Related Words

• Ghen tức (v/n): To be jealous/envious; a state of envy. This is a more general term for jealousy.
• Ghen tỵ (v/n): To envy; envy. Similar to "ghen tức," often used interchangeably.

Synonyms

• Resentment of advantages: Displeasure at someone else's superior benefits.
• Begrudging envy: Feeling discontented and covetous of another's possessions or success.
• Competitive jealousy: Jealousy stemming from a sense of rivalry over gains.

Related Idioms

• Ghen ăn tức ở: To be bursting with envy; to be consumed by jealousy over others' advantages (in life, possessions, status).
  • Thấy bạn mua nhà mới, hắn ta ghen ăn tức ở. (Seeing his friend buy a new house, he was bursting with envy.)

1. Be jealous of someone's greater advantages
   • Vì ghen ăn mà đâm ra mất đoàn kết
     jealousy of one another's advantages leads to disunity
   • Ghen ăn tức ở
     To be bursting with envy