làm phản

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To betray: To be disloyal or unfaithful to a person, group, or cause one was previously aligned with or loyal to. It implies a deliberate and serious act of treachery.
   • To rebel / To revolt: To turn against and actively oppose a ruling power, authority, or system that one was once part of or supported.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn đã làm phản lại vị tướng đã tin cậy mình. (He betrayed the general who had trusted him.)
  • Một số binh sĩ âm mưu làm phản chính quyền. (Some soldiers plotted to rebel against the government.)
  • Làm phản tổ quốc là tội nặng nhất. (To betray one's homeland is the gravest crime.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "làm phản" carries a very strong negative connotation, implying a profound moral or ethical breach. It is often used in historical, political, or dramatic contexts to describe acts of treason or high-level treachery.

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ làm phản (n): traitor, rebel, turncoat.

  • Lịch sử sẽ phán xét kẻ làm phản. (History will judge the traitor.)

• Sự phản bội (n): betrayal, treachery.

  • Sự phản bội của hắn khiến mọi người sốc. (His betrayal shocked everyone.)

Synonyms

• Betray: to be disloyal to.
• Commit treason: to betray one's country.
• Turn against: to become hostile towards a former ally.

Related Idioms

• Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng: (lit. To eat at home but carry a prisoner's cangue for the whole canton) To work against the interests of one's own family or group; akin to betrayal from within.
  • Hành động của anh ta chẳng khác nào ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng. (His actions are no different from betraying his own people.)