Definition

Noun: - Karmic debt or misfortune: Suffering, adversity, or misfortune believed to be the consequence of bad actions from a past life, according to Buddhist and folk beliefs. It implies a sense of unresolved, fated injustice. - Unjust suffering: A state of being wronged or enduring hardship that seems profoundly unfair and tragic, often in the context of relationships or fate.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta tin rằng những khổ đau hiện tại là oan trái từ kiếp trước. (He believes his current sufferings are karmic debts from a past life.)
  • Họ có một mối tình oan trái, không thể đến được với nhau. (They have a star-crossed, ill-fated love and cannot be together.)
  • Cuộc đời cô ấy chất chứa nhiều oan trái. (Her life is filled with much unjust misfortune.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is deeply rooted in the concept of karma () and retribution (). It is often used to explain seemingly undeserved suffering or tragic circumstances as being part of a cosmic balance.

Variants and Related Words

• Oan nghiệt (n): Similar to , but can carry a stronger connotation of cruelty, bitterness, or a fated, twisted misfortune.
  • Số phận oan nghiệt. (A cruel, bitter fate.)
• Nghiệp chướng (n): Karmic obstacles; the negative karma that creates hindrances and suffering in one's life.
  • Trả nợ nghiệp chướng. (To repay karmic debts.)

Synonyms

• Karmic retribution: Punishment or consequence resulting from past actions.
• Ill fate / Star-crossed fate: A destiny marked by misfortune, especially in love.
• Unjust suffering: Enduring hardship that is perceived as wrongful.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mối tình oan trái: A star-crossed or ill-fated love affair; a love story doomed by tragic circumstances or karmic debt.
  • Romeo và Juliet là một câu chuyện về mối tình oan trái. (Romeo and Juliet is a story of a star-crossed love.)
• Gặp phải oan trái: To encounter/meet with karmic misfortune or unjust suffering.
  • Không hiểu sao tôi lại gặp phải oan trái như vậy. (I don't understand why I have encountered such karmic misfortune.)

noun

1. karmax derived from bad actions