Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pass through: To move or cause something to move through a narrow or tight opening from one side to the other.
   • To slip / to sneak through: To move stealthily or carefully through a restricted space, often to avoid detection or danger.
   • To insert / to thread: To put something (like a string or a needle) through an opening in a careful or skillful manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy luồn sợi chỉ qua lỗ kim. (She threads the thread through the eye of the needle.)
  • Đứa bé luồn qua hàng rào để lấy quả bóng. (The child slips through the fence to get the ball.)
  • Tên trộm luồn vào nhà qua cửa sổ nhỏ. (The thief sneaks into the house through a small window.)

Advanced Usage

• "luồn lách": to weave in and out; to maneuver skillfully and often slyly through obstacles or rules.

  • Công ty bị cáo buộc luồn lách các quy định của pháp luật. (The company is accused of maneuvering around legal regulations.)

• "luồn cúi": to act in a servile or obsequious manner; to bow and scrape (figuratively, meaning to flatter or be submissive to gain favor).

  • Anh ta không phải kiểu người luồn cúi để được thăng chức. (He is not the type to bow and scrape for a promotion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Luồn lọt (v): to infiltrate; to successfully enter or pass through a tight security or barrier.
  • Tin tức vẫn luồn lọt ra ngoài. (The news still managed to leak out.)

Synonyms

• Thread: to pass a thread, string, or thin object through an opening.
• Sneak: to move quietly and stealthily.
• Infiltrate: to enter or gain access gradually and secretly.

Related Idioms

• Luồn dưới gầm bàn: Literally "to crawl under the table"; to act in a cowardly or underhanded way.

  • Hãy tranh luận công khai, đừng luồn dưới gầm bàn. (Debate openly, don't act underhandedly.)

• Luồn như rắn: Literally "to slither like a snake"; to move through tight spaces with great ease and slyness.

  • Tên móc túi luồn như rắn trong đám đông. (The pickpocket slithered like a snake through the crowd.)

verb

1. to pass through