Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Incestuous: Describes a sexual relationship between people who are so closely related by blood (such as parent and child, or brother and sister) that such a relationship is prohibited by law or custom.
   • Pertaining to incest: Relating to or involving the crime or sin of incest.

2. Noun (in the phrase "tội loạn luân"):

   • Incest: The crime or sin of having sexual intercourse with a parent, child, sibling, or other close blood relative.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Mối quan hệ loạn luân bị xã hội lên án. (An incestuous relationship is condemned by society.)
  • Hành vi loạn luân là phạm pháp. (Incestuous acts are illegal.)

• Noun:

  • Anh ta bị buộc tội loạn luân. (He was charged with incest.)
  • Tội loạn luân bị trừng phạt rất nặng. (The crime of incest is punished severely.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "loạn luân" is almost exclusively used in legal, moral, sociological, or psychological contexts to denote a severe taboo. It carries a strong negative connotation of moral corruption and social violation.

Variants and Related Words

• Loạn luân tính (n): A less common term for the state or quality of being incestuous; incestuousness.
• Gia đình loạn luân: An incestuous family.

Synonyms

• Incestuous: (adjective) Characterized by incest.
• Incest: (noun) The criminal or sinful act itself.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tội loạn luân: This is the standard and most common phrase, meaning "the crime/sin of incest." It functions as a compound noun where "loạn luân" acts as the descriptor for the type of crime ("tội").
  • Câu chuyện khám phá hậu quả của tội loạn luân. (The story explores the consequences of the crime of incest.)

adj

1. incestuous
   • tội loạn luân
     incest