phản bạn
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To revolt; to rebel: To rise up in armed opposition against a ruler or established authority.
- To betray one's friend or ally: To act treacherously against a companion or someone in a close relationship.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Những người lính quyết định phản bạn chống lại tên vua bạo ngược. (The soldiers decided to revolt against the tyrannical king.)
- Hắn phản bạn bằng cách tiết lộ bí mật cho kẻ thù. (He betrayed his friend by revealing the secret to the enemy.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, the concepts are typically expressed with more specific, modern words.
Variants and Related Words
- Phản bội (v): to betray. This is the modern and most common term for betrayal.
- Anh ta đã phản bội lòng tin của mọi người. (He betrayed everyone's trust.)
- Nổi loạn (v): to rebel, to riot.
- Một nhóm nhỏ đã nổi loạn trong nhà tù. (A small group rebelled inside the prison.)
Synonyms
- Revolt: to rise in rebellion.
- Rebel: to resist or defy an authority.
- Betray: to be disloyal to a person, cause, or trust.
Related Idioms
- Ăn cháo đá bát: To bite the hand that feeds you. This idiom conveys ingratitude and betrayal, a concept related to "phản bạn."
- Hắn giúp hắn thành công, giờ hắn lại ăn cháo đá bát. (I helped him succeed, and now he bites the hand that feeds him.)