trả thù

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To take revenge / to avenge: To inflict harm or punishment on someone in return for a wrong or injury they have committed against oneself or one's loved ones. It implies a deliberate act of retaliation.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Hắn thề sẽ trả thù cho cái chết của người anh trai. (He swore to avenge his brother's death.)
    • Động cơ của vụ giết người dường nhưđể trả thù. (The motive for the murder appears to be revenge.)
    • ấy không muốn trả thù; ấy chỉ muốn công lý. (She does not want revenge; she only wants justice.)
Advanced Usage
  • The concept often carries a heavy, serious connotation, associated with cycles of violence or deep personal grievances.
  • "trả thù đời": To take revenge on life/the world; to act out destructively due to a sense of being wronged by society or fate.
    • Sau một loạt thất bại, hắn ta có vẻ muốn trả thù đời. (After a series of failures, he seemed to want to take revenge on the world.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Sự trả thù (n): Revenge, vengeance.
    • Sự trả thù của hắn thật tàn nhẫn. (His revenge was cruel.)
  • Kẻ trả thù / Người trả thù (n): Avenger.
    • Trong câu chuyện, anh ta người trả thù thầm lặng. (In the story, he is the silent avenger.)
  • Thù (n): Enmity, hatred, a grievance.
    • Mối thù giữa hai gia đình kéo dài nhiều thế hệ. (The enmity between the two families lasted for generations.)
Synonyms
  • Avenge: To inflict punishment for a wrong, often on behalf of another.
  • Retaliate: To make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.
  • Get even: (Informal) To retaliate.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Trả thù nhà, đền nợ nước: A classical phrase meaning "to avenge one's family and repay the debt to the nation," expressing a deep sense of duty and retaliation for great wrongs.
    • Lời thề trả thù nhà, đền nợ nước. (The oath to avenge the family and repay the nation.)
  • Ăn miếng trả miếng: Tit for tat; an eye for an eye. This describes direct, immediate retaliation.
    • Cuộc tranh cãi nhanh chóng biến thành một vòng ăn miếng trả miếng. (The argument quickly turned into a cycle of tit for tat.)
verb
  1. to revenge