Definition

1. Noun:
   • Consequence, ramification: An effect, result, or outcome, often negative or unintended, that follows from an action or event.
   • Entanglement, implication: A state of being involved or connected in a complicated, often problematic, way.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hậu quả của việc ô nhiễm môi trường để lại nhiều hệ lụy lâu dài. (The consequences of environmental pollution leave many long-term ramifications.)
  • Anh ấy không lường trước được những hệ lụy từ quyết định của mình. (He did not foresee the consequences of his decision.)
  • Vụ bê bối chính trị có nhiều hệ lụy phức tạp. (The political scandal has many complicated implications.)

Advanced Usage

• "gánh chịu hệ lụy": to bear/suffer the consequences.
  • Người dân phải gánh chịu hệ lụy từ các chính sách sai lầm. (The people have to bear the consequences of flawed policies.)
• "hệ lụy tất yếu": an inevitable consequence/ramification.
  • Đó là hệ lụy tất yếu của một nền kinh tế phát triển nóng. (That is an inevitable ramification of an overheated economy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hậu quả (n): Consequence, result (often direct and negative). is more direct, while often implies a chain or web of resulting issues.
• Tác động (n): Impact, effect (can be neutral, positive, or negative).
• Ảnh hưởng (n): Influence, effect.

Synonyms

• Hậu quả: Consequence.
• Kết quả: Result, outcome.
• Sự liên đới: Involvement, implication.

Related Phrases

• Dây mơ rễ má: (Idiom) Literally "tendrils and root fibers," meaning complicated and deep-seated entanglements or connections, often within a family or system. This idiom conveys a sense of intricate, often burdensome, ties similar to one nuance of .
• Một sự nhịn là chín sự lành: (Idiom) Literally "One act of forbearance brings nine acts of peace/well-being." This proverb highlights avoiding actions that could lead to negative consequences ().

1. Social ties; family ties