Definition

Verb: - To wink at; to tolerate (wrongdoing): To deliberately ignore or allow bad behavior to continue, often implying a passive or complicit acceptance of something that should be stopped. - To indulge; to be permissive towards (misdeeds): To allow someone to act wrongly or illegally without taking corrective action, often out of excessive leniency or a lack of strictness.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính quyền không được dung túng cho hành vi tham nhũng. (The authorities must not wink at corrupt behavior.)
  • Việc dung túng con cái quá mức có thể dẫn đến hậu quả xấu. (Excessively indulging one's children can lead to bad consequences.)
  • Ông ấy bị buộc tội dung túng cho hoạt động bất hợp pháp của nhân viên. (He was accused of tolerating his employees' illegal activities.)

Advanced Usage

• "dung túng cho": This is the most common construction, meaning "to wink at/tolerate/indulge (someone or something)." It specifies the object of the tolerance.
  • Không thể dung túng cho sự vô kỷ luật. (We cannot tolerate indiscipline.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dung thứ (verb): To forgive, to pardon. (Focuses more on forgiveness after an act rather than allowing it to happen.)
• Bao che (verb): To cover up, to shield (someone's faults). (Implies active concealment, whereas often implies passive allowance.)
• Tha thứ (verb): To forgive. (General term for forgiveness.)
• Chiều chuộng (verb): To pamper, to spoil. (Often used in family contexts for overindulgence without the strong negative connotation of allowing wrongdoing.)

Synonyms

• Làm ngơ (verb): To turn a blind eye to.
• Bỏ qua (verb): To let pass, to overlook.
• Tỏ ra khoan dung (verb phrase): To show leniency (can be neutral or positive, while is negative).

Related Phrases

• Sự dung túng (noun): The act of tolerating/winking at; permissiveness.
  • Sự dung túng của cộng đồng có thể khiến tệ nạn phát triển. (The community's permissiveness can allow social evils to grow.)

verb

1. to wink at; to tolerate