bạc phận
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having an unhappy fate; being ill-fated: Describes a person, typically a woman in classical literature, whose life is marked by sustained misfortune, suffering, or a lack of good fortune, often perceived as predetermined.
- Having a thin or meager lot in life: Conveys a sense of a fragile, insubstantial, or pitiful destiny, leading to a life of hardship or sorrow.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trong văn học cổ, nàng Kiều được miêu tả là một người con gái bạc phận. (In classical literature, Kieu is described as a woman with an unhappy fate.)
- Cuộc đời bà ấy thật bạc phận, gặp toàn những điều không may. (Her life has been truly ill-fated, meeting with nothing but misfortune.)
- Số phận bạc phận khiến cô ấy chịu nhiều thiệt thòi. (An unhappy fate caused her to suffer many disadvantages.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "bạc phận" is deeply rooted in traditional Vietnamese thought and literature, often linked to concepts of predestined fate (). It carries a poetic and tragic nuance, frequently used to evoke sympathy for a character's suffering, which they cannot escape due to their "thin" fortune.
Variants and Related Words
- Phận bạc (n): A synonymous noun phrase meaning "ill-fated lot" or "wretched destiny."
- Ôm nỗi đau phận bạc, bà lặng lẽ sống qua ngày. (Bearing the pain of a wretched destiny, she lived her days quietly.)
Synonyms
- Ill-fated: Marked by or promising bad fortune.
- Unfortunate: Suffering from bad luck.
- Hapless: Unlucky, unfortunate.
- Star-crossed: Thwarted by bad luck (often used in literary contexts).
Related Idioms
- While "bạc phận" itself is often used in set descriptions, it relates to the broader cultural idiom of "hồng nhan bạc phận" (a beauty with a tragic fate), which encapsulates the classic tragic trope of a beautiful woman destined for sorrow.
- Câu chuyện đó là một ví dụ điển hình cho mệnh đề hồng nhan bạc phận. (That story is a classic example of the trope "a beauty with a tragic fate.")
adjective
- Unhappy fate; misfortune