Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bend; to curve; to sag: To become curved or deformed, typically under the pressure of a heavy weight or force. It describes a physical object losing its straight form.
   • To be weighed down; to strain under a burden: Used figuratively to describe being under immense physical or mental pressure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cái đinh oằn mất rồi. (The nail has bent.)
  • Cành cây oằn xuống vì trĩu quả. (The tree branch sagged under the weight of the fruit.)
  • Lưng anh ấy oằn vì gánh nặng. (His back bent under the heavy load.)

Advanced Usage

• "oằn mình": to writhe; to contort one's body (often under pain or strain).
  • Cô ấy oằn mình vì đau bụng. (She writhed in stomach pain.)
• "oằn vai": to have one's shoulders sag (from carrying a heavy load or responsibility).
  • Người cha oằn vai vì gánh nặng gia đình. (The father's shoulders sagged under the family's burdens.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oằn oại (adj/verb): to be bent and twisted out of shape; to be in a state of severe deformation or discomfort.
  • Chiếc xe đạp bị oằn oại sau vụ tai nạn. (The bicycle was badly twisted after the accident.)
• Oằn xuống (verb phrase): to bend/sag down.

Synonyms

• Bend: To curve something from a straight line.
• Sag: To droop or sink downward under weight.
• Curve: To form a bent line or shape.
• Buckled: Collapsed or bent under pressure.

Related Idioms

• Oằn lưng ra gánh: To strain one's back to carry a load; to take on a heavy responsibility.
  • Ông ấy oằn lưng ra gánh việc cho cả công ty. (He strained his back to shoulder the work for the entire company.)
• Đến sắt cũng phải oằn: (Idiom) So severe that even iron would bend; describing words or pressure that are overwhelmingly forceful.
  • Những lời phê bình ấy, đến sắt cũng phải oằn. (That criticism was so harsh, even iron would bend under it.)

verb

1. to bend; to sag; to curve
   • cái đinh oằn mất rồi
     the nail has curved