lẻn bước
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To sneak away; to slip away: To leave a place quietly and secretly, often to avoid being noticed or to escape attention.
- To move stealthily: To walk or proceed with careful, quiet, and covert steps.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cậu bé lẻn bước ra khỏi phòng khi mọi người đang ngủ. (The boy sneaked out of the room while everyone was sleeping.)
- Để không làm phiền buổi họp, cô ấy lẻn bước ra ngoài. (In order not to disturb the meeting, she slipped away quietly.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a deliberate intention to be unnoticed and is typically used in narrative contexts to describe a character's discreet exit or movement.
Variants and Related Words
Lén lút (adj/adv): Secretive, stealthy, furtive. Describes an action done in a sneaky manner.
- Hành động một cách lén lút. (To act in a stealthy way.)
Rón rén (verb): To tiptoe; to walk very quietly and carefully.
- Cô ấy rón rén bước xuống cầu thang. (She tiptoed down the stairs.)
Synonyms
- To sneak: To move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.
- To slip away: To leave quietly and quickly without attracting attention.
- To steal away: To depart secretly.
Related Idioms
- Lẻn đi như mèo: To sneak away like a cat. Emphasizes the quiet, stealthy nature of the movement.
- Nó lẻn đi như mèo, chẳng ai hay biết. (He sneaked away like a cat, nobody knew.)