hàm oan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 含冤 (“to suffer injustice”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːm˨˩ ʔwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːm˦˩ ʔwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːm˨˩ (ʔ)waːŋ˧˧]

Verb

hàm oan

1. (literary) to be falsely accused; suffer injustice; to be wronged

   Những người bị hàm oan. ― Many people were falsely accused.

Noun

hàm oan

1. (literary) a false accusation; injustice; wrong