buông

Thân thiện

Cô bé buông quả bóng bay màu đỏ lên trời.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To let go, to release: To stop holding something, allowing it to be free or to fall.
   • To let down, to lower: To move something from a higher to a lower position in a relaxed or uncontrolled manner.
   • To let loose, to slacken: To relax tension or control over something, such as a rope or reins.
   • To drop, to cast: To allow something to descend, often in a specific context like fishing.
   • To utter (words) carelessly: To speak words, often with a negative connotation of being thoughtless or flirtatious.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Buông tôi ra! (Let go of me!)
  • Cô ấy buông màn cửa sổ xuống. (She let the window curtain down.)
  • Người kỵ sĩ buông lỏng dây cương. (The rider let the reins go slack.)
  • Ông già đang buông câu bên bờ sông. (The old man is casting his fishing line by the riverbank.)

Advanced Usage

• "buông xuôi": to give up, to abandon oneself to fate; to let things slide.
  • Sau nhiều thất bại, anh ấy dường như đã buông xuôi. (After many failures, he seemed to have given up.)
• "buông thả": to let loose, to indulge (often in desires or emotions).
  • Anh ta buông thả bản thân trong những thú vui. (He indulged himself in pleasures.)

Variants and Related Words

• Buông bỏ (v): to let go of, to renounce, to abandon (often abstract things like feelings, possessions).
  • Cô ấy cần buông bỏ quá khứ. (She needs to let go of the past.)
• Buông lời (v): to utter words, to speak (often implies the words are negative, harsh, or flirtatious).
  • Đừng buông lời nặng nhọc với trẻ con. (Don't utter harsh words to children.)

Synonyms

• Release: to set free from confinement.
• Drop: to let or make something fall.
• Lower: to move something to a less high position.
• Utter: to speak or pronounce words.

Related Idioms

• Buông câu, thả lưỡi: to cast a line and release the hook; to speak or write to lure or trap someone (often in a romantic or deceitful context).
  • Anh chàng chỉ quen thói buông câu, thả lưỡi. (That guy is only used to casting lines and releasing hooks [i.e., sweet-talking].)
• Buông tay, buông xuôi: to let go of hands, to give up; to surrender completely to circumstances.
  • Công việc khó nhưng đừng vội buông tay. (The work is difficult, but don't be quick to give up.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To let go, to let loose
   • buông đũa bát đứng lên
     having let down his bowl and chopsticks, he stood up
   • buông lỏng dây cương cho ngựa lên dốc
     he let loose the bridle for his horse to go up the slope; he gave his horse the bridle for him to go up the slope
2. To let down, to drop
   • tóc buông thõng sau lưng
     with hair let straight down on back
   • màn đêm buông xuống cánh đồng
     the mantle of darkness was let down on the field
   • buông mình ngồi xuống ghế
     to let oneself down into a chair
   • buông câu
     to drop one's line, to cast one's line
   • buông lời bướm ong