than khóc
Definition
- Verb:
- To lament while crying: To express grief, sorrow, or regret audibly, often accompanied by tears. It combines the act of verbal complaint or mourning ("than") with the act of crying ("khóc").
- To wail / to bewail: To cry out with sadness, typically in a loud, mournful manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người phụ nữ than khóc trước mộ phần. (The woman lamented before the grave.)
- Cả gia đình than khóc khi nghe tin dữ. (The whole family wailed upon hearing the bad news.)
- Đừng than khóc cho những gì đã mất. (Do not bewail what is lost.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a public or demonstrative expression of grief, more intense than quiet crying. It is commonly used in contexts of significant loss, tragedy, or funeral rites.
Variants and Related Words
- Than van (v): to complain, to grumble (focuses more on the verbal expression of hardship than on crying).
- Cô ấy chỉ biết than van về số phận. (She could only complain about her fate.)
- Khóc lóc (v): to cry, to weep (emphasizes the act of crying, often repeatedly or persistently).
- Đứa trẻ khóc lóc đòi mẹ. (The child cried for its mother.)
Synonyms
- To lament: To express passionate grief.
- To wail: To utter a prolonged, high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
- To bewail: To express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about something.
Related Idioms
- Than khóc trách móc: to lament and blame; to wail while casting blame.
- Bà ta than khóc trách móc số phận nghiệt ngã. (She lamented and blamed her cruel fate.)
- Nước mắt ngắn nước mắt dài than khóc: to cry inconsolably with many tears while lamenting.
- Nghe tin con mất tích, bà cứ nước mắt ngắn nước mắt dài than khóc. (Upon hearing her child was missing, she cried inconsolably with lamentation.)