tuyết hận

Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To avenge a great grievance; to wash away a deep hatred: This term describes the act of redressing a profound wrong or settling a serious vendetta, thereby cleansing the associated resentment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vị tướng quyết tâm tuyết hận cho cái chết của chủ soái. (The general was determined to avenge the death of his lord.)
  • Hành động đó đã giúp họ tuyết hận. (That action helped them wash away their deep-seated hatred.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical or literary contexts, such as historical narratives, wuxia stories, or formal writings about justice and revenge. It conveys a sense of fulfilling a solemn, often moral, obligation to correct a grave injustice.

Variants and Related Words

• Báo thù (v): to take revenge, to retaliate. (A more common, contemporary term for revenge.)
• Rửa hận (v): to wash away hatred/resentment. (A near-synonymous phrase, also somewhat literary.)

Synonyms

• Avenge: to inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong.
• Redress: to remedy or set right a wrong or grievance.
• Wipe out a disgrace: to remove the shame associated with a past wrong.

Related Idioms

• Tuyết oan rửa hận: to redress wrongs and avenge grievances. This expanded idiom emphasizes clearing injustice alongside avenging hatred.
  • Câu chuyện kể về hành trình tuyết oan rửa hận của nhân vật chính. (The story tells of the main character's journey to redress wrongs and avenge grievances.)