nguyền rủa
Definition
- Verb:
- To curse: To call upon a supernatural power to inflict harm or misfortune upon someone or something. It expresses a strong desire for bad things to happen to the target.
- To damn / To execrate: To condemn vehemently and scornfully; to express intense hatred or loathing towards someone.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bà ấy nguyền rủa kẻ đã lừa gạt mình. (She cursed the person who deceived her.)
- Nhân dân nguyền rủa bọn tham nhũng. (The people execrate the corrupt officials.)
- Hắn tức giận và nguyền rủa số phận. (He was angry and cursed his fate.)
Advanced Usage
- The act of nguyền rủa often implies a formal or ritualistic invocation of evil, not just casual swearing. It can be a solemn wish for punishment or disaster.
Variants and Related Words
Nguyền (v): Often used similarly to nguyền rủa, meaning to vow, to swear, or to curse. It can also mean to make a solemn promise.
- Họ nguyền sẽ trả thù. (They swore to take revenge.)
Rủa (v): To curse, to swear at someone. Slightly less formal than nguyền rủa.
- Ông ta tức giận rủa mắng mọi người. (He was angry and cursed at everyone.)
Synonyms
- Curse: To invoke evil or misfortune upon.
- Damn: To condemn to eternal punishment or to express strong disapproval.
- Execrate: To feel or express great loathing for.
- Anathematize: To curse, denounce, or condemn formally.
Related Idioms
Nguyền rủa trong lòng: To curse inwardly/to curse in one's heart.
- Anh ta chỉ dám nguyền rủa trong lòng. (He only dared to curse inwardly.)
Lời nguyền rủa: A curse (as a noun).
- Lời nguyền rủa của bà lão đã ứng nghiệm. (The old woman's curse came true.)