Definition

1. Verb:
   • To act as a guarantee for / to bail out: To formally promise to be responsible for someone else's debt or obligation if they fail to meet it. This is the primary legal and financial meaning.
   • To vouch for / to answer for: To assume responsibility for another person's conduct or behavior.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty đồng ý bảo lĩnh cho khoản vay của đối tác. (The company agreed to act as a guarantee for the partner's loan.)
  • Anh ta được tại ngoại vì có người thân ra bảo lĩnh. (He was released because a relative bailed him out.)
  • Giáo viên bảo lĩnh cho hạnh kiểm của học sinh. (The teacher vouched for the student's conduct.)

Advanced Usage

• Legal and Financial Context: "Bảo lĩnh" is a formal term used in contracts, banking, and judicial proceedings. The person who provides the guarantee (người bảo lĩnh) assumes significant financial or legal liability.
  • Ngân hàng yêu cầu một công ty mẹ bảo lĩnh cho hợp đồng. (The bank required a parent company to provide a guarantee for the contract.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bảo lãnh (verb): A more common variant with identical meaning, often used interchangeably in modern Vietnamese, especially in commercial contexts.

  • Tôi cần một tổ chức tín dụng bảo lãnh cho thương vụ này. (I need a credit institution to guarantee this deal.)

• Sự bảo lĩnh / Sự bảo lãnh (noun): The act of guaranteeing or the guarantee itself.

• Người bảo lĩnh / Người bảo lãnh (noun): The guarantor, the bailor, the person who provides the guarantee.

Synonyms

• Guarantee: To provide a formal assurance.
• Bail out: To secure the release of someone by assuming responsibility.
• Vouch for: To assert one's confidence in someone or something.
• Underwrite: To accept financial responsibility.

Related Idioms

Note: "Bảo lĩnh" itself is a formal term and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is almost exclusively in legal, financial, and official contexts.

1. Act as guarantee for, answer for, be bail for
   • Bảo lĩnh cho một người vay nợ
     to act as guarantee for a debtor
   • Có người bảo lĩnh nên được tạm tha
     To be released on bail