tư thù
Noun: - Personal enmity, personal grudge, feud: A state of prolonged mutual hostility, antagonism, or conflict between individuals, families, or groups, stemming from a personal wrong or injury. It implies a deep-seated, private vendetta rather than a public or political conflict.
- Noun:
- Hai gia đình đó có mối tư thù kéo dài nhiều thế hệ. (Those two families have a multi-generational feud.)
- Anh ấy không để tư thù cá nhân ảnh hưởng đến công việc. (He does not let personal enmity affect his work.)
- Họ quyết định gạt bỏ mọi tư thù để hợp tác vì lợi ích chung. (They decided to put aside all personal grudges to cooperate for the common good.)
"Mối tư thù": This common collocation emphasizes the feud or grudge as a specific, existing entity or situation.
- Mối tư thù giữa họ bắt nguồn từ một hiểu lầm năm xưa. (The feud between them originated from a misunderstanding years ago.)
"Tư thù cá nhân": Explicitly specifies that the enmity is personal and private.
- Đây là vụ án hình sự, không phải chuyện tư thù cá nhân. (This is a criminal case, not a matter of personal vendetta.)
- Thù hằn (noun): Deep-seated hatred, rancor. Often used interchangeably with "tư thù" but can carry a stronger sense of bitterness.
- Thù oán (noun): Resentment, animosity. Focuses on the feeling of bearing a grudge.
- Mối thù (noun): Enmity, vendetta. A more general term for a feud or grudge, which can be personal ("tư thù") or otherwise.
- Feud: A prolonged and bitter quarrel or state of hostility.
- Vendetta: A blood feud; a prolonged series of retaliatory acts motivated by a desire for revenge.
- Grudge: A persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
- Enmity: The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
"Oán thù": (noun) Resentment and hatred; a compound word combining feelings of grievance ("oán") and enmity ("thù").
- Mối oán thù ấy đã gây ra nhiều bi kịch. (That resentment and hatred has caused many tragedies.)
"Trả thù": (verb) To take revenge, to retaliate. This is the action stemming from "thù".
- Hắn nuôi ý định trả thù kẻ đã hại gia đình mình. (He harbored the intention to take revenge on the person who harmed his family.)
"Tư thù tư oán": An idiom emphasizing deeply personal grievances and resentments.
- Chuyện tư thù tư oán nên giải quyết một cách ôn hoà. (Matters of personal feud and resentment should be resolved peacefully.)
"Khắc cốt ghi tâm mối thù": To engrave a grudge in one's bones and heart; to never forget a wrong or feud.
- Kẻ phản bội khiến họ khắc cốt ghi tâm mối thù. (The traitor made them engrave the grudge in their bones and hearts.)
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