rên
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Definition
Verb: - To groan; to moan: To make a deep, inarticulate sound expressing physical pain, discomfort, or sometimes mental distress. - To complain; to whine: To express dissatisfaction or annoyance in a feeble or persistent way.
Usage
This verb describes an involuntary vocal reaction to pain or a voluntary expression of complaint. It is often used with adverbs to specify the manner. - Basic Usage (Expressing Pain): * Anh ấy rên lên vì đau lưng. (He groaned because of back pain.) * Bệnh nhân rên rỉ suốt đêm. (The patient moaned all night.) - Usage (Expressing Complaint): * Đừng có rên mỗi khi gặp khó khăn. (Don't whine every time you face a difficulty.) * Cậu ấy chỉ biết rên về công việc. (He only knows how to complain about work.)
Advanced Usage
- "rên rỉ": To moan or whine persistently and pitifully. This reduplicative form intensifies the meaning.
- Đứa trẻ rên rỉ đòi mua đồ chơi. (The child whined pitifully, asking to buy a toy.)
- "rên rẩm": Similar to "rên rỉ," meaning to groan or moan continuously (often about minor issues).
- Ông ấy hay rên rẩm về chuyện thời tiết. (He often grumbles about the weather.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rên rỉ (verb, reduplicative form): To moan/whine persistently.
- Rên rẩm (verb, reduplicative form): To groan/grumble continuously.
- Than rên (verb phrase): To lament; to moan and complain.
- Cô ấy chỉ ngồi đó than rên. (She just sat there lamenting.)
Synonyms
- Than (verb): To lament, to sigh (often implies expressing sorrow or regret, not just physical pain).
- Kêu ca (verb): To complain, to gripe (focuses more on verbal complaint than involuntary sound).
- Kêu (verb): To cry out, to call (broader term; can be a shout of pain).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Rên như trâu rống": To groan/moan very loudly (like a bellowing buffalo); used to describe excessively loud or dramatic groaning.
- Chỉ vết xước nhỏ mà anh ta rên như trâu rống. (It's just a small scratch, but he's groaning like a buffalo.)
- "Rên đau rên khổ": To moan in pain and suffering; emphasizes extreme discomfort.
- Sau ca phẫu thuật, bệnh nhân rên đau rên khổ. (After the surgery, the patient moaned in pain and suffering.)