giải oan
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Definition
- Verb:
- To clear (someone) of a false charge; to vindicate: The primary meaning refers to the act of proving someone's innocence regarding a wrongful accusation or misunderstanding.
- To redress a grievance; to remedy an injustice: Can also imply the action of correcting a past wrong or injustice done to someone.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đã tìm được bằng chứng để giải oan cho người bạn. (He found evidence to clear his friend's name.)
- Bộ phim này như một lời giải oan cho số phận của nhân vật lịch sử đó. (This film serves as a vindication for that historical figure's fate.)
- Cô ấy viết thư giải oan cho chồng mình. (She wrote a letter to clear her husband's name.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lời giải oan": An act or statement of vindication.
- Lời nói cuối cùng của ông ấy là một lời giải oan đầy xúc động. (His final words were a moving vindication.)
- Used in formal, literary, or serious contexts, often related to legal, historical, or deeply personal grievances.
Variants and Related Words
- Oan (n): A wrongful accusation; an injustice.
- Chịu oan: To suffer a wrongful accusation.
- Giải (v): To solve, to untie, to resolve. A common prefix in compound verbs indicating the act of resolving something (e.g., - to resolve, - to explain).
- Minh oan (v): A near-synonym meaning to prove innocence, to vindicate. (Note: This is a separate compound word).
Synonyms
- Bào chữa: To defend (often in a legal context).
- Biện hộ: To plead for, to advocate for.
- Phục hồi danh dự: To restore honor/reputation.
Related Phrases
- Giải oan cho linh hồn: To pray for the salvation/deliverance of a soul (from Buddhist/religious context, meaning to perform rites to free a deceased soul from suffering or grievance). This is a specific, traditional usage.
- Gia đình tổ chức lễ cúng để giải oan cho linh hồn người đã khuất. (The family held a ceremony to pray for the deliverance of the deceased's soul.)
Notes on Different Meanings
- The core, most common meaning is secular: to clear someone's name.
- The secondary, traditional/religious meaning is: to perform rites to free a soul (from grievance/suffering). This usage is derived from the concept of redressing a wrong or injustice even in the spiritual realm.
- Clear (somebody) of a false charge