Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lament / to bewail: To express profound grief, sorrow, or regret, often audibly through crying and wailing. It combines the act of crying ("khóc") with the act of mournfully complaining or expressing distress ("than").
   • To wail: To utter a prolonged, high-pitched cry of grief, pain, or despair.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người phụ nữ khóc than bên mộ người chồng quá cố. (The woman lamented at her late husband's grave.)
  • Cô ấy khóc than số phận bất hạnh của mình. (She bewailed her unfortunate fate.)
  • Tiếng khóc than vang lên trong đêm. (The sound of wailing rose in the night.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary, formal, or dramatic contexts to describe deep, expressive mourning. It implies a more intense and vocal expression of grief than simply "khóc" (to cry).

Variants and Related Words

• Than khóc (v): A less common variant with the same meaning as "khóc than," also meaning to lament or wail.
• Than van (v): to complain mournfully, to whine (focuses more on the vocal complaint than the act of crying).
• Khóc lóc (v): to cry, to weep (emphasizes the act of crying, but without the strong element of vocal lamentation present in "khóc than").

Synonyms

• Lament: To express passionate grief.
• Bewail: To express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about something.
• Wail: To utter a long, mournful cry.
• Mourn: To feel or show deep sorrow or regret.

Related Idioms

• Khóc than thảm thiết: To lament piteously or bitterly.
  • Gia đình khóc than thảm thiết trước sự ra đi đột ngột của anh ấy. (The family lamented bitterly over his sudden departure.)

1. Lament, Bewail
   • Khóc than số phận
     To bewail one's lot