Definition

1. Verb:
   • To complain angrilly / To reproach bitterly: To express strong feelings of resentment, blame, or disappointment towards someone or something, combining a sense of grievance ("oán") with direct blame ("trách").

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy oán trách số phận của mình. (She bitterly complains about her fate.)
  • Anh ấy oán trách đồng nghiệp vì đã không hỗ trợ. (He reproaches his colleague angrily for not providing support.)
  • Đừng oán trách tôi cho những lỗi lầm của bạn. (Don't blame me bitterly for your own mistakes.)

Advanced Usage

• "oán trách ngầm": to harbor a bitter, unspoken resentment.
  • Sau cuộc tranh cãi, anh ta chỉ im lặng và oán trách ngầm. (After the argument, he just stayed silent and harbored a bitter resentment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trách móc (v): to blame, to reproach (often less intense than "oán trách").

  • Cô ấy trách móc anh vì đến muộn. (She reproached him for being late.)

• Oán hận (v): to resent, to bear a grudge (emphasizes deep-seated hatred more than direct blame).

  • Họ oán hận kẻ thù suốt đời. (They resented their enemy for a lifetime.)

Synonyms

• Reproach: to express disapproval or disappointment.
• Bemoan: to complain about something, often with a sense of grief.
• Rail against: to protest or complain about something bitterly and loudly.

Related Idioms

• Oán trách trời đất: to rail against heaven and earth; to complain bitterly about one's lot in life, blaming the universe.
  • Sau bi kịch, ông ấy chỉ biết oán trách trời đất. (After the tragedy, he could only rail against heaven and earth.)

1. complain angrilly