trách phận
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To blame one's fate or lot in life: To express discontent or sorrow regarding one's own circumstances, destiny, or perceived misfortune. It implies a sense of self-pity or lamentation over one's situation.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cô ấy chỉ biết ngồi đó than thân trách phận. (She could only sit there, lamenting and blaming her fate.)
- Đừng suốt ngày trách phận, hãy cố gắng lên. (Don't spend all day blaming your fate; try harder.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is most commonly and idiomatically used in the fixed four-word idiom "than thân trách phận", which means "to lament one's life and blame one's fate." It conveys a stronger sense of continuous, sorrowful complaint.
- Sau thất bại, anh ta rơi vào trạng thái than thân trách phận. (After the failure, he fell into a state of lamenting his life and blaming his fate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Than thân (v): to lament one's life, to bemoan one's hard lot.
- Bài thơ mang giọng điệu than thân. (The poem has a tone of lamenting one's life.)
Synonyms
- Bemoan one's lot: To express discontent or sorrow over one's situation.
- Lament one's fate: To express grief, regret, or disappointment about one's destiny.
Related Idioms
- Than thân trách phận: To lament one's life and blame one's fate; to indulge in self-pity regarding one's circumstances.
- Con người ấy không bao giờ than thân trách phận. (That person never laments their life or blames their fate.)