lâm nạn
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Definition
Verb: * To encounter misfortune; to fall into calamity/danger; to be in distress. This verb describes the state of experiencing or falling into an accident, disaster, or a very difficult and dangerous situation. It often implies an unexpected or unfortunate event.
Usage
- The word "lâm nạn" is used to describe a person or group of people who have met with serious trouble or danger.
- It is a formal and literary term, commonly found in written language, news reports, or formal speech.
- It often collocates with phrases indicating the location or cause of the misfortune.
Examples
- (The ship was in distress in the open sea.)
- (The passengers in distress were rescued promptly.)
- (The climbing expedition encountered misfortune due to sudden bad weather.)
Advanced Usage
- "người lâm nạn" / "nạn nhân": victim; person in distress.
- Các người lâm nạn trong vụ hỏa hoạn đã được đưa đến bệnh viện. (The victims of the fire were taken to the hospital.)
- "vùng lâm nạn": disaster area; area in distress.
- Lực lượng cứu hộ đang tìm cách tiếp cận vùng lâm nạn. (Rescue forces are trying to access the disaster area.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gặp nạn (verb): A more common and colloquial synonym meaning "to meet with an accident/misfortune."
- Ông ấy gặp nạn trên đường đi làm. (He had an accident on his way to work.)
- Tai nạn (noun): Accident, disaster.
- vụ tai nạn giao thông (a traffic accident)
- Hoạn nạn (noun): Calamity, tribulation (often used in a broader, sometimes metaphorical sense).
- giúp đỡ nhau lúc hoạn nạn (to help each other in times of tribulation)
Synonyms
- Gặp hoạn nạn: To encounter calamity.
- Gặp tai ương: To meet with disaster.
- Lâm nguy: To be in peril/danger (focuses more on the state of danger than the event of encountering it).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Hoạn nạn mới biết bạn hiền": A proverb meaning "Adversity reveals true friends" or "A friend in need is a friend indeed." This idiom uses "hoạn nạn", a related noun form.
- "Cứu người lâm nạn": To rescue someone in distress. This is a common phrase highlighting the action taken towards those who "lâm nạn".
- Nhiệm vụ của đội cứu hộ là cứu người lâm nạn. (The rescue team's mission is to rescue people in distress.)