Definition

1. Verb:
   • To flee away, to take refuge: To leave or escape from a place experiencing social disaster, calamity, or danger in order to avoid harm or misfortune.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhiều gia đình phải lánh nạn khỏi vùng chiến sự. (Many families had to flee from the war zone.)
  • Dân làng lánh nạn trong các hầm trú ẩn khi có bão. (The villagers took refuge in shelters during the storm.)

Advanced Usage

• The term lánh nạn specifically implies seeking refuge from a widespread danger, such as war, natural disaster, or social upheaval. It is not used for avoiding minor, personal troubles.
  • Sau trận động đất, hàng nghìn người đã lánh nạn ở các trung tâm cứu trợ. (After the earthquake, thousands of people took refuge in relief centers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tị nạn (verb): To seek asylum, often used in a more formal or political context (e.g., - refugee).
• Trốn tránh (verb): To evade or hide from (can be used for both dangers and responsibilities).
• Nơi lánh nạn (noun phrase): A place of refuge, a shelter.

Synonyms

• Chạy trốn: To run away, to escape (from danger).
• Ẩn náu: To hide oneself, to take shelter.

Related Phrases

• Đi lánh nạn: To go to take refuge. (A common phrase using the verb.)
  • Họ đã đi lánh nạn ở một ngôi làng lân cận. (They went to take refuge in a neighboring village.)

verb

1. to flee away, to refuge