oan
Definition
- Adjective:
- Being victim of an injustice; wronged, falsely accused: Describes the state of suffering an undeserved punishment, blame, or misfortune due to an incorrect or unfair judgment.
- Unjust, undeserved: Refers to something (like punishment, criticism, or a situation) that is not merited or is wrongful.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy bị kết án oan. (He was wrongfully convicted.)
- Tôi thấy thật oan cho cô ấy khi bị mắng như vậy. (I think it's so unjust for her to be scolded like that.)
- Đây là một cái chết oan. (This is a wrongful death.)
Advanced Usage
- "Oan ức": A compound noun meaning "a grievance due to injustice; a sense of being wronged." This expresses deep resentment from suffering an injustice.
- Anh ta chết với biết bao oan ức. (He died with so many grievances/unredressed wrongs.)
- "Oan gia": A compound noun meaning "enemy, adversary," often implying a karmic or fated opposition.
- Oan gia ngõ hẹp. (Adversaries meet on a narrow path – idiom meaning enemies are bound to meet.)
- "Oan trái": A compound noun often used in a spiritual or karmic context to mean "sin, debt of misfortune, or karmic retribution."
- Kiếp này tôi phải trả món nợ oan trái. (In this life, I have to repay a karmic debt.)
Variants and Related Words
- Oan uổng (adj): Synonymous with , emphasizing the waste and pity of the injustice.
- Cái chết thật oan uổng. (What a wrongful/pitiful death.)
- Vu oan (verb phrase): To falsely accuse, to frame someone.
- Bị vu oan là ăn cắp. (To be falsely accused of theft.)
Synonyms
- Bất công: Unjust, unfair (describes the action/situation, not the state of the victim).
- Hàm oan: To bear a grievance, to be wronged (verb form).
- Oan sai: Wrongful error (noun, often used in legal contexts).
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Chết oan: To die unjustly/to be wrongfully killed.
- Người lính đó chết oan dưới làn đạn bạn. (That soldier was wrongfully killed by friendly fire.)
- Tiền mất tật mang (một cách oan uổng): To lose money and still keep the trouble/sickness (in a wrongful manner). This idiom is often used to describe a doubly unfortunate situation.
- Mua thuốc giả, thật là tiền mất tật mang một cách oan uổng. (Buying fake medicine is truly a wrongful case of losing money and keeping the illness.)
- Oan thì thưa, tội thì chịu: A saying meaning "If wronged, plead your case; if guilty, bear the punishment." It advises to protest injustice but accept rightful blame.
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being victim of an injustice
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