than vãn
Definition
- Verb:
- To lament / to complain: To express grief, regret, or dissatisfaction, often in a prolonged, sorrowful, or whining manner. It implies a continuous or repetitive vocal expression of unhappiness.
- To whine / to moan: To complain in a feeble, petulant, or tiresome way.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy chỉ ngồi than vãn về công việc. (She just sits and complains about her job.)
- Anh ấy than vãn rằng trời quá nóng. (He lamented that the weather was too hot.)
- Đừng than vãn nữa, hãy hành động đi. (Stop whining and take action.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a negative connotation, suggesting the complaining is excessive, unproductive, or annoying to others.
- Việc than vãn liên tục không giải quyết được vấn đề. (Constant lamenting does not solve the problem.)
Variants and Related Words
Than phiền (v): to complain, to grumble (often slightly more formal or less emotionally charged than "than vãn").
- Khách hàng than phiền về chất lượng dịch vụ. (The customer complained about the service quality.)
Kêu than (v): to cry out in complaint, to bemoan.
- Họ kêu than về sự bất công. (They cried out about the injustice.)
Synonyms
- Complain: to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
- Lament: to express sorrow or regret.
- Bemoan: to express discontent or sorrow over.
- Whine: to complain in a childish or annoying way.
Related Idioms
- While "than vãn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes the core action in many expressive phrases about complaining.
- Than vãn như trẻ con: To whine like a child.