Definition

1. Verb:
   • To let things go their own way, to abandon: To stop caring for, managing, or taking responsibility for someone or something, allowing them to deteriorate or face consequences without intervention.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta đã bỏ liều công việc kinh doanh của mình. (He abandoned his business, letting it fail.)
  • Không nên bỏ liều việc học hành. (One should not neglect their studies.)
  • Bố mẹ không bao giờ được bỏ liều con cái. (Parents must never abandon their children.)

Advanced Usage

• "bỏ liều mặc kệ": to abandon completely, to leave to fate.
  • Sau trận cãi vã, cô ấy bỏ liều mặc kệ mọi thứ và bỏ đi. (After the argument, she abandoned everything and left.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ mặc (verb): to leave alone, to disregard (often implies a conscious decision to ignore someone in need).
  • Không thể bỏ mặc người gặp nạn. (One cannot ignore someone in distress.)
• Buông xuôi (verb): to give up, to resign oneself (focuses on ceasing effort or resistance).
  • Anh ấy đã buông xuôi trước khó khăn. (He gave up in the face of difficulty.)

Synonyms

• Abandon: to leave completely and finally.
• Neglect: to fail to give proper care or attention to.
• Forsake: to renounce or turn away from entirely.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bỏ bê (verb): to neglect, to fail to maintain (often used for duties, chores, or care).
  • Cậu bé bỏ bê việc nhà. (The boy neglects his chores.)

Related Idioms

• "Bỏ của chạy lấy người": to abandon possessions to save oneself (literally: to abandon belongings and run for one's life). This idiom emphasizes prioritizing life over material things in a dangerous situation, sharing the core concept of abandonment found in "bỏ liều."
  • Khi nhà cháy, họ phải bỏ của chạy lấy người. (When the house was on fire, they had to flee for their lives, leaving everything behind.)

1. To let things go their own way, to abandon