Definition

1. Verb:
   • To resent very deeply; to harbor bitter hatred and anger: "Oán hận" describes a profound and lasting feeling of resentment, bitterness, and indignation, often resulting from a perceived wrong or injustice. It combines deep-seated hatred ("oán") with enduring anger and spite ("hận").

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi bị phản bội, cô ấy oán hận người bạn cũ. (After being betrayed, she deeply resented her old friend.)
  • Lòng oán hận của hắn ngày càng sâu sắc. (His bitter resentment grew deeper each day.)
  • Đừng để oán hận chi phối cuộc sống của bạn. (Don't let deep-seated resentment control your life.)

Advanced Usage

• "Chất chứa/ Mang trong lòng mối oán hận": To harbor/ hold a deep-seated grudge.

  • Anh ta mang trong lòng mối oán hận suốt mười năm. (He harbored a deep-seated grudge for ten years.)

• "Oán hận ngập trời": Resentment that fills the sky; extreme, all-encompassing hatred.

  • Sự bất công đã gây nên mối oán hận ngập trời. (The injustice caused extreme, all-encompassing resentment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oán (verb/noun): To resent; resentment, grudge. Often used in compounds and implies blame and indignation.
  • Oán trách: To blame and resent.
• Hận (verb/noun): To hate; hatred, spite. Emphasizes enduring bitterness.
  • Thù hận: Enmity, vengeful hatred.
• Căm hận (verb): To detest, to hate intensely. Similar to "oán hận" but can be slightly more focused on the hatred aspect.
• Oán than (verb): To complain resentfully.

Synonyms

• Căm ghét: To detest, to loathe.
• Thù ghét: To hate with enmity.
• Bực tức: To be annoyed, irritated (less intense and more temporary than "oán hận").

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Oán trách (to blame resentfully): To combine resentment with accusation.
  • Cô ấy oán trách số phận bất công. (She resentfully blamed her unfair fate.)

Related Idioms

• Oán cừu: (Literally: resentment and enmity) Deep-seated feud or vendetta.

  • Hai gia đình có mối oán cừu từ đời trước. (The two families have a deep-seated feud from previous generations.)

• Hận thù: (Literally: hatred and enmity) Bitter hatred and hostility.

  • Chiến tranh để lại hận thù giữa hai dân tộc. (The war left bitter hatred between the two peoples.)

1. to resent very deeply