Definition

1. Verb:
   • To indulge in debauchery; to revel dissolutely: To pursue and immerse oneself in excessive, often morally questionable, pleasures and entertainments, typically involving sensual gratification.
   • To engage in hedonistic pursuits; to live a life of dissipation: To continuously seek and participate in a lifestyle focused on unrestrained pleasure and carnal enjoyment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn dành cả tuổi trẻ để truy hoan. (He spent his entire youth indulging in debauchery.)
  • Triều đại ấy sụp đổ vì những cuộc truy hoan của vua chúa. (That dynasty collapsed due to the hedonistic revelries of the monarchs.)
  • Không nên truy hoan mà quên đi mục đích sống. (One should not pursue dissipation and forget life's purpose.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a strong negative moral judgment, implying a wasteful, corrupt, or destructive pursuit of pleasure that neglects duty or virtue.
• It is frequently used in historical or literary contexts to describe the decadent lifestyles of rulers, aristocrats, or the wealthy.

Variants and Related Words

• Cuộc truy hoan (n): A bout of debauchery; an orgy; a dissolute revelry.
  • Cuộc truy hoan kéo dài suốt đêm. (The bout of debauchery lasted all night.)

Synonyms

• Debauch: To indulge in sensual pleasures to excess.
• Revel: To take great pleasure or delight (often, but not always, with a negative connotation of excess).
• Carouse: To drink liquor and engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.
• Dissipate: To indulge in pleasure to the point of harming oneself.

Related Idioms

• Truy hoan hưởng lạc: An intensified phrase meaning "to pursue debauchery and enjoy pleasures," emphasizing a dedicated lifestyle of hedonism.
  • Kẻ chỉ biết truy hoan hưởng lạc sớm muộn cũng hủy hoại bản thân. (Those who only know how to pursue debauchery and enjoy pleasures will eventually destroy themselves.)