Definition

1. Noun:

   • Hatred; deep-seated resentment: A profound and enduring feeling of anger and bitterness held towards someone who has caused serious harm or injustice.
   • Regret; bitter remorse: A painful feeling of sadness and frustration over something that has happened or failed to happen.

2. Verb (literary/formal):

   • To hate; to resent deeply: To feel intense animosity or bitterness towards someone or something.
   • To regret bitterly: To feel profound sorrow or disappointment about a past event or missed opportunity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Lòng hận thù ăn sâu vào tâm trí anh ta. (The hatred sank deep into his mind.)
  • Ông ấy ra đi với một mối hận trong lòng. (He passed away with a deep resentment in his heart.)
  • Tôi có một mối hận là đã không học hành chăm chỉ hơn. (I have a regret that I did not study harder.)

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy hận kẻ đã phản bội mình. (He resents the one who betrayed him.)
  • Tôi hận mình đã không can đảm lên tiếng. (I bitterly regret not having the courage to speak up.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ôm hận": to nurse a grievance; to harbor resentment.

  • Bà cụ ôm hận suốt mấy chục năm. (The old lady nursed a grievance for decades.)

• "Rửa hận": to avenge a wrong; to wipe out a humiliation.

  • Câu chuyện kể về một người đi tìm cách rửa hận cho gia đình. (The story is about a person seeking to avenge the wrong done to their family.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hận thù (n): enmity, rancor (a stronger, more combative form of hatred).

  • Mối hận thù giữa hai gia đình kéo dài nhiều thế hệ. (The enmity between the two families lasted for many generations.)

• Oán hận (n): resentment, grudge (combining feelings of blame and hatred).

  • Trong lòng cô ấy chất chứa đầy oán hận. (Her heart is filled with resentment.)

Synonyms

• Hatred: intense dislike.
• Resentment: bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
• Rancor: bitterness or resentfulness, especially long-standing.
• Regret: sadness associated with some wrong or disappointment.

Related Idioms

• Hận ngàn thu: an eternal, undying hatred.

  • Mối tình tan vỡ để lại trong lòng cô một nỗi hận ngàn thu. (The broken love affair left her with an eternal bitterness.)

• Chết không nhắm mắt (vì hận): to die with one's eyes open (due to resentment); to die with unresolved bitterness.

  • Kẻ phản bội khiến ông ấy chết không nhắm mắt. (The betrayal caused him to die with his eyes open [unable to rest in peace].)

adj

1. hatred; raueour; resentment