Definition

1. Verb:
   • To have a rollicking time together: To spend time together in a very close, cheerful, and often noisy way, usually involving intimate conversation and enjoyment among close friends.
   • To hobnob / to have heart-to-heart talks: To chat intimately and familiarly in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đôi bạn thân bù khú với nhau suốt đêm. (The two bosom friends had a rollicking time together the whole night.)
  • Trời mưa, họ ngồi bù khú với nhau. (It was raining, they sat together hobnobbing.)
  • Sau bao năm, họ gặp lại và bù khú đến sáng. (After many years, they met again and had a heart-to-heart talk until morning.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bù khú" strongly implies a sense of close, informal camaraderie. It is often used for friends who are catching up or enjoying each other's company in a private, unhurried setting, often with food and drink.

Synonyms

• To chat intimately: To talk in a close, personal, and friendly manner.
• To have a convivial time: To enjoy a festive, friendly, and lively gathering.
• To be closeted together: To be secluded in private, familiar conversation.

Related Idioms

• While "bù khú" itself is often used as a set phrase, it conveys an idiomatic sense of intimate, joyful socializing that doesn't have a direct single-word equivalent in English.

verb

1. To have heart-to-heart talks together, to have a rollicking time together, to hobnob with (together)
   • đôi bạn thân bù khú với nhau suốt đêm
     the two bosom friends had a rollicking time together the whole night