Definition

1. Verb:
   • To relax, to slacken, to loosen (control, discipline, management): "buông lỏng" describes the action of reducing strictness, tightness, or vigilance in managing, controlling, or enforcing something, often leading to a state of laxity or negligence.
   • To let go, to release one's grip (figuratively): It can imply a figurative release of hold or attention over a situation, responsibility, or standard.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính quyền không được buông lỏng quản lý thị trường. (The authorities must not relax their management of the market.)
  • Buông lỏng kỷ luật sẽ dẫn đến nhiều hậu quả tiêu cực. (To relax discipline will lead to many negative consequences.)
  • Anh ấy đã buông lỏng việc theo dõi tiến độ dự án. (He slackened his monitoring of the project's progress.)

Advanced Usage

• "buông lỏng lãnh đạo": to slacken in leadership; to exercise lax leadership.
  • Buông lỏng lãnh đạo là một sai lầm nghiêm trọng. (To slacken in leadership is a serious mistake.)
• "buông lỏng tay lái" (idiomatic): literally "to loosen the steering wheel"; to lose control, to neglect one's steering/duty.
  • Đừng bao giờ buông lỏng tay lái khi lái xe. (Never loosen your grip on the steering wheel while driving.)

Variants and Related Words

• Buông (verb): to let go, to release, to drop.
  • Buông tay: to let go of one's hand.
• Lỏng lẻo (adjective): loose, slack, lax.
  • Sự quản lý lỏng lẻo: lax management.
• Thả lỏng (verb phrase): to loosen up, to relax (often physically or in a less negative context than "buông lỏng").
  • Thả lỏng cơ thể: to relax one's body.

Synonyms

• Nới lỏng: to loosen, to relax (rules, policies). Often used in a more neutral or procedural context.
• Lơ là: to be negligent, to pay little attention to.
• Sa sút (in management/quality): to decline, to deteriorate.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Buông lỏng quản lý: to relax/slacken management.
• Buông lỏng trách nhiệm: to neglect one's responsibility; to be remiss in one's duty.
• Buông lỏng cảnh giác: to lower one's guard; to become less vigilant.

Related Idioms

• "Buông lỏng tay chèo": similar to "buông lỏng tay lái"; to neglect one's duty of steering (a boat), meaning to fail in one's guiding role.
  • Nhà lãnh đạo ấy đã buông lỏng tay chèo trong cơn khủng hoảng. (That leader failed to steer properly during the crisis.)

1. Relax
   • Buông lỏng kỷ luật
     To relax discipline