Definition

1. Noun:
   • The root cause or origin: The fundamental source, reason, or starting point of an event, situation, or story.
   • The full story or complete details: Refers to the entire sequence of events, including all the intricate reasons and circumstances, from beginning to end.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy muốn biết rõ nguồn cơn của cuộc tranh cãi. (He wants to know the root cause of the argument clearly.)
  • Cô ấy kể hết nguồn cơn câu chuyện cho tôi nghe. (She told me the whole story, from beginning to end.)
  • Chúng ta cần tìm ra nguồn cơn của vấn đề. (We need to find the origin of the problem.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is often used in literary or formal contexts to describe the deep-seated reasons or the full narrative behind something. It implies a level of detail and completeness in the explanation.

Variants and Related Words

• Nguồn gốc (n): Origin, source. This is a more common and general term for origin.
  • Nguồn gốc của từ này là từ tiếng Pháp. (The origin of this word is from French.)
• Đầu đuôi (n): The beginning and the end; the whole story. This is a close synonym often used in similar contexts.
  • Hãy kể cho tôi nghe đầu đuôi sự việc. (Please tell me the whole story of the incident.)

Synonyms

• Root cause: The fundamental reason for something.
• Origin: The point at which something begins.
• The ins and outs: All the details and complexities of a situation.

Related Idioms

• Kể lể nguồn cơn: To recount or explain the full story and all the reasons behind it, often implying a detailed, perhaps emotional, narration.
  • Bà ấy ngồi kể lể nguồn cơn nỗi oan ức của mình. (She sat there recounting the full story of her grievance.)

1. Ins and outs, head and tail
   • Kể hết nguồn cơn
     To tell the ins and outs (of a story)