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ngộ biến

Một người lái xe gặp ngộ biến trên đường cao tốc.

Definition

Verb phrase: - To meet with misfortune; to encounter an unfortunate event or accident: This phrase describes the situation of unexpectedly encountering or being involved in an unfortunate incident, disaster, or calamity.

Usage
  • "Ngộ biến" is a literary and somewhat archaic term in modern Vietnamese. It is used to formally or descriptively state that someone has met with an accident or a sudden, unfortunate turn of events.
  • It typically refers to serious, often unforeseen, misfortunes.
Usage Examples
  • Verb phrase:
    • Trên đường đi, ông ấy bất ngờ ngộ biến. (On the way, he unexpectedly met with misfortune.)
    • Cả đoàn thám hiểm đã ngộ biến khi núi lửa phun trào. (The entire expedition encountered a calamity when the volcano erupted.)
    • Lịch sử ghi lại nhiều vị vua ngộ biến trên chiến trường. (History records many kings who met with misfortune on the battlefield.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is often used in historical, literary, or formal narratives to describe tragic events.
  • It implies a sense of fate or bad luck, emphasizing the unexpected and uncontrollable nature of the event.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gặp nạn (verb phrase): To meet with an accident/disaster. (More common in contemporary usage)
  • Gặp tai biến (verb phrase): To suffer a mishap/accident.
  • Tai biến (noun): Misfortune, calamity, accident.
  • Tai nạn (noun): Accident.
Synonyms
  • Gặp họa: To encounter disaster.
  • Gặp tai ương: To meet with calamity.
  • Lâm nạn: To fall into distress/disaster.
Notes on Meaning
  • The core meaning is strictly about encountering misfortune. It does not mean "to change one's perception" (which would be "ngộ" in a Buddhist context) or "to mutate" (which is "biến đổi").
  • The term combines "ngộ" (to meet, to encounter) and "biến" (change, here meaning a sudden negative change or calamity).
ngộ biến

Một người lái xe gặp ngộ biến trên đường cao tốc.

  1. Meet with misfortune

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