oan khổ
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Definition
Adjective:
- Suffering undeserved misfortune: Describes a state of deep distress, hardship, or bitterness that is unjustly borne, often due to false accusation, misunderstanding, or unfair circumstances.
Noun (conceptual):
- Undeserved suffering / Unjust bitterness: Refers to the condition or experience of misery that is not merited by one's own actions.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Bà ấy có một cuộc đời thật oan khổ. (She has had a truly wretched life of undeserved suffering.)
- Vẻ mặt oan khổ của anh ấy khiến mọi người thương cảm. (His look of unjust bitterness made everyone feel pity.)
Noun (conceptual):
- Họ phải chịu đựng bao oan khổ. (They had to endure so much undeserved misery.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a strong emotional and moral weight, implying innocence victimized by fate or injustice. It is commonly used in narratives about fate, historical grievances, or personal tragedies.
Variants and Related Words
- Oan ức (n): A sense of being wronged or unjustly accused; a grievance.
- Anh ta chết với nhiều oan ức. (He died with many unredressed grievances.)
- Khổ đau (adj/n): Pain and suffering (more general, without the inherent connotation of being undeserved).
- Khổ đau là một phần của cuộc sống. (Suffering is a part of life.)
Synonyms
- Undeserved misery: Misfortune that is not earned.
- Unjust suffering: Distress caused by unfairness.
- Wrongful hardship.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Mang tiếng oan khổ: To bear the reputation/reproach of undeserved suffering.
- Cô ấy mang tiếng oan khổ cả đời vì lời đồn thổi. (She bore the reproach of undeserved suffering her whole life because of rumors.)
- Chết oan khổ: To die a wretched/unjust death.
- Người lính trẻ chết oan khổ trong một cuộc phục kích. (The young soldier died a wretched death in an ambush.)
- Undeserved misfortune