Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cause of misfortune or calamity: The primary meaning refers to a person, event, or circumstance that brings about disaster, ruin, or great misfortune to someone or something. It implies being the source or agent of a tragic outcome.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lời nói thiếu suy nghĩ của anh ta chính là giá họa cho cả gia đình. (His thoughtless words were the cause of misfortune for the whole family.)
  • Những quyết định sai lầm đó đã trở thành giá họa. (Those wrong decisions became the source of calamity.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe the root or direct cause of a serious negative consequence, emphasizing blame and origin.

Variants and Related Words

• Tai họa (n): disaster, catastrophe. This is the resulting misfortune, whereas "giá họa" is the cause that brings it about.
  • Trận động đất là một tai họa lớn. (The earthquake was a great disaster.)

Synonyms

• Source of disaster: The origin from which misfortune springs.
• Cause of ruin: That which leads to destruction or downfall.
• Agent of calamity: A person or thing that acts to bring about catastrophe.

Related Idioms

• Mang họa vào thân: to bring disaster upon oneself.
  • Anh ta đã mang họa vào thân vì tham lam. (He brought disaster upon himself because of greed.)