Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Self-indulgent; dissolute; unrestrained: Describes a person, behavior, or lifestyle characterized by a lack of discipline, moral restraint, or moderation, often involving excessive pursuit of pleasure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta sống một cuộc sống buông tuồng. (He lives a dissolute life.)
  • Lối sống buông tuồng đó sẽ hủy hoại sức khỏe anh. (That self-indulgent lifestyle will ruin your health.)
  • Hắn là một kẻ ăn chơi buông tuồng. (He is a unrestrained pleasure-seeker.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "buông tuồng" often carries a strong negative moral judgment, implying criticism of someone's reckless abandonment of social or personal responsibilities for immediate gratification.

Variants and Related Words

• Buông thả (adj): to let go, to be permissive or negligent. While similar, "buông thả" can sometimes refer to a lack of control over others (e.g., permissive parenting), whereas "buông tuồng" more specifically describes one's own indulgent conduct.
  • Cha mẹ không nên buông thả con cái. (Parents should not be neglectful/permissive with their children.)

Synonyms

• Dissolute: lacking moral restraint.
• Unrestrained: not controlled or limited.
• Debauched: indulging in sensual pleasures to a degrading degree.
• Licentious: promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Related Idioms

• Ăn chơi buông tuồng: to indulge in unrestrained revelry and pleasure-seeking.
  • Thời thanh xuân, hắn chỉ biết ăn chơi buông tuồng. (In his youth, he knew only unrestrained revelry.)

adj

1. Self-indulgent
   • sống buông tuồng
     to live in a self-indulgent way