Definition

1. Noun:
   • Family mishap, family misfortune: "Gia biến" refers to an unexpected, unfortunate event or crisis that occurs within a family, disrupting its normal life and causing distress.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình anh ấy đang trải qua một gia biến lớn. (His family is going through a major family misfortune.)
  • Sau gia biến đó, họ phải chuyển đến một thành phố khác. (After that family mishap, they had to move to another city.)

Advanced Usage

• "gặp phải gia biến": to encounter/suffer a family misfortune.
  • Họ đột nhiên gặp phải gia biến và cần sự giúp đỡ. (They suddenly encountered a family misfortune and need help.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tai biến (n): A sudden misfortune, accident, or catastrophe. While "tai biến" is broader and can refer to personal health crises (e.g., stroke) or general disasters, "gia biến" is specific to the family unit.
• Biến cố gia đình (n): Family incident/event. This is a more modern or formal synonym for "gia biến".

Synonyms

• Family crisis: A time of intense difficulty or danger within a family.
• Domestic misfortune: Misfortune affecting the home or family.

Related Phrases

• "Trong cơn gia biến": In the midst of a family crisis.
  • Trong cơn gia biến, họ vẫn giữ được tình cảm. (In the midst of the family crisis, they still maintained their affection.)

Related Idioms

• "Họa vô đơn chí": Misfortunes never come singly. This idiom is often used in the context of "gia biến" to express that one family misfortune can lead to others.
  • Sau khi cha mất, mẹ lại đau ốm, đúng là họa vô đơn chí. (After the father passed away, the mother fell ill—misfortunes never come singly.)

1. Family mishap, family misfortune