Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resentful, indignant: A state of holding intense, bitter anger and indignation, often due to a perceived injustice or betrayal. This feeling combines deep resentment ("oán") with sharp anger ("giận").

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy nhìn anh ta với ánh mắt oán giận. (She looked at him with a resentful/indignant gaze.)
  • Lòng oán giận chất chứa bao năm nay cuối cùng cũng bộc lộ. (The resentment that had built up for years finally surfaced.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a prolonged, smoldering emotion: "Oán giận" often implies a deep-seated, enduring bitterness rather than a fleeting moment of anger.
  • Mối oán giận giữa hai gia tộc đã truyền qua nhiều thế hệ. (The resentment between the two families has been passed down through many generations.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oán hận (adj/n): Resentment, rancor. A very close synonym, sometimes used interchangeably, though "oán hận" can also function as a noun.
• Căm giận (adj): To hate angrily, to feel furious hatred. Emphasizes the "hatred" aspect more strongly.
• Uất ức (adj): To feel wronged and stifled, to be indignant and pent-up. Focuses more on the feeling of injustice and frustration.

Synonyms

• Phẫn uất: Indignant and resentful.
• Hậm hực: Burning with indignation, sulking in anger.

Related Idioms

• Oán giận chất chứa: To harbor/store up resentment.
  • Đừng để oán giận chất chứa trong lòng. (Don't let resentment build up inside your heart.)
• Mối oán giận ngàn năm: A timeless/enduring grudge (literally: a thousand-year resentment).
  • Câu chuyện kể về mối oán giận ngàn năm giữa thần và người. (The story tells of the timeless resentment between gods and humans.)

adj

1. resent indignantly