Definition

1. Noun:
   • Soul of a victim of an injustice: The spirit or soul of a person who died due to an unfair, wrongful, or unjust act. This term is often used in a traditional or folkloric context, implying the soul cannot rest peacefully and may linger.
   • Wronged spirit: A ghost believed to be that of someone who suffered a grave injustice in life, particularly leading to their death.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người ta nói ngôi nhà cũ bị ám bởi oan hồn. (People say the old house is haunted by the soul of a victim of an injustice.)
  • Trong vở kịch, oan hồn của người thiếu phụ hiện về đòi công lý. (In the play, the wronged spirit of the young woman appears to demand justice.)
  • Truyền thuyết kể về oan hồn của một vị tướng bị phản bội. (The legend tells of the soul of a general who was betrayed.)

Advanced Usage

• "Oan hồn uổng tử": This phrase intensifies the meaning, specifying a soul that died in vain or a pointless death due to injustice.
  • Nghĩa địa này được cho là nơi trú ngụ của nhiều oan hồn uổng tử. (This cemetery is believed to be the dwelling place of many wronged souls who died in vain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oan khuất (n): The grievance or injustice itself that was suffered.
  • Câu chuyện phơi bày những oan khuất của gia đình ông ấy. (The story exposes the injustices suffered by his family.)
• Hồn oan (n): A less common, synonymous term for "oan hồn".
• Oan gia (n): An enemy or adversary (often from a past life), not to be confused with "oan hồn".

Synonyms

• Vong linh bị oan: Wronged spirit.
• Hồn người chết oan: Spirit of one who died unjustly.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Oan hồn hiện về" / "Oan hồn hiện lên": The wronged spirit appears or manifests.
  • Dân làng sợ hãi tin rằng oan hồn sẽ hiện về mỗi đêm trăng. (The villagers fearfully believe the wronged spirit will appear every full moon.)
• "Cứu vớt oan hồn": To save or deliver a wronged soul (often through religious rites).
  • Gia đình tổ chức lễ cầu siêu để cứu vớt oan hồn. (The family holds a prayer ceremony to deliver the wronged soul.)

noun

1. soul of a victim of an injustice