Definition

1. Verb:
   • To abandon for a long time, to neglect completely for an extended period: To stop doing, maintaining, or paying attention to something, leaving it unattended or forgotten for a very long duration. It implies a clean break or complete omission over time.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vấn đề ấy đã bị bỏ bẵng từ lâu. (That problem has long since been clean dropped.)
  • Anh ấy bỏ bẵng việc học tiếng Anh đã mấy năm nay. (He has abandoned his English studies for several years now.)
  • Căn nhà bị bỏ bẵng, không ai chăm sóc. (The house was left neglected, with no one taking care of it.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bỏ bẵng" often carries a nuance of something being left in a state of abandonment, implying it is now distant, forgotten, or has fallen into disuse due to the long period of neglect.

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ mặc (v): to abandon, to leave to its fate (often with a sense of indifference).

  • Đừng bỏ mặc bạn bè khi họ gặp khó khăn. (Don't abandon your friends when they face difficulties.)

• Lãng quên (v): to forget, to let slip from memory.

  • Mọi người dần lãng quên sự kiện đó. (People gradually forgot that event.)

Synonyms

• Neglect: to fail to care for properly.
• Abandon: to cease to support or look after.
• Discontinue: to cease doing or providing.

Related Idioms

• Bỏ rơi: to forsake, to desert (often used for people or responsibilities).
  • Cha mẹ không nên bỏ rơi con cái. (Parents should not abandon their children.)

1. Give up for a long time, clean omit, clean drop
   • Vấn đề ấy đã bị bỏ bẵng từ lâu
     The problem has long since been clean dropped