Definition

1. Verb:
   • To accuse falsely; to slander; to calumniate: The primary meaning of "vu" is to make a false and damaging statement about someone, to charge them unjustly with a fault or offense.
   • To vilify; to defame: It implies an act of maliciously harming another person's reputation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ vu cho ông ấy tội tham nhũng. (They falsely accused him of corruption.)
  • Đừng vu khống người khác. (Do not slander others.)
  • Bị vu oan là một trải nghiệm đau khổ. (Being falsely accused is a painful experience.)

Advanced Usage

• "vu cáo": to bring a false charge; to frame someone.

  • Hành vi vu cáo có thể bị truy tố. (The act of making false accusations can be prosecuted.)

• "vu khống": to slander; to defame (often used in legal contexts).

  • Công ty kiện đối thủ vì tội vu khống. (The company sued its competitor for defamation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vu oan (v): to accuse someone falsely of a crime; to wrongfully implicate.

  • Anh ta bị vu oan phải ngồi tù mười năm. (He was wrongfully implicated and spent ten years in prison.)

• Thị phi (n): gossip; rumor; right and wrong (often related to the context of false accusations).

  • Cô ấy mệt mỏi vì những chuyện thị phi. (She is tired of the gossip and rumors.)

Synonyms

• Slander: To make a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
• Calumniate: To make false and malicious statements about someone.
• Defame: To damage the good reputation of someone.
• Malign: To speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner.

Related Idioms

• Vu hồi: This is a less common variant, but can be found in classical texts with a similar meaning of false accusation.
• Vu oan giá họa: To fabricate a false accusation and create a disaster for someone.
  • Âm mưu vu oan giá họa đã bị phát hiện. (The plot to fabricate accusations and create disaster was discovered.)