vu oan
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To accuse falsely; to frame; to wrongfully blame: The act of making a false accusation against someone, causing them to be wronged or to suffer an injustice. It implies attributing a fault, crime, or wrongdoing to an innocent person.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta bị vu oan là đã ăn cắp tiền. (He was falsely accused of stealing the money.)
- Đừng vu oan cho người khác khi không có bằng chứng. (Don't falsely accuse others without evidence.)
- Nhiều người trong lịch sử đã chịu cảnh tù đày vì bị vu oan. (Many people in history suffered imprisonment because they were framed.)
Advanced Usage
- "vu oan giá họa" / "vu oan giá hoạ": This is a common four-word idiom meaning to falsely accuse someone and thereby bring misfortune or disaster upon them. It emphasizes the severe consequences of the false accusation.
- Âm mưu vu oan giá họa của hắn đã bị bại lộ. (His plot to frame and bring disaster [upon someone] was exposed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vu khống (verb): To slander; to defame. This is a close synonym but can be broader, involving spreading false statements to damage reputation, not necessarily a formal accusation.
- Bịa đặt (verb): To fabricate; to make up (a story, charges). This focuses on the invention of the false information.
- Cáo buộc sai (verb phrase): A more formal translation for "to accuse falsely."
Synonyms
- To frame: To produce false evidence to make someone appear guilty.
- To wrongfully blame: To assign blame to someone without justification.
- To falsely charge: To bring formal accusations that are untrue.
Related Phrases
- Chịu oan (verb phrase): To suffer an injustice; to be wronged.
- Người vô tội ấy đã chịu oan nhiều năm. (That innocent person suffered injustice for many years.)
- Bào chữa cho người bị oan (verb phrase): To defend someone who has been wronged/falsely accused.
Related Idioms
- Oan gia ngõ hẹp: Literally "enemies meet on a narrow path." It can describe a situation where someone who has wronged you (e.g., by falsely accusing you) is unavoidably encountered.
- Mang tiếng oan: To bear a wrongful reputation; to be unjustly stigmatized.
- Cô ấy đã mang tiếng oan suốt đời vì lời vu khống đó. (She bore a wrongful reputation her whole life because of that slander.)
verb
- to accuse falsely