mối lái

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mối lái

Mối lái giới thiệu hai người bạn cho nhau.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A go-between, an intermediary: A person who acts as an intermediary or agent, especially in arranging deals, marriages, or connections between two parties.
    • A matchmaker: Specifically, a person who arranges or facilitates marriages or romantic relationships.

  2. Verb:

    • To act as a go-between: To serve as an intermediary or agent in a transaction or arrangement.
    • To act as a matchmaker: To arrange or facilitate a marriage or romantic match.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Ông ấy là một mối lái giỏi trong ngành bất động sản. (He is a skilled go-between in the real estate industry.)
    • Nhờ có mối lái mà họ đã kết hôn. (Thanks to the matchmaker, they got married.)

  • Verb:

    • Bà ấy thích mối lái cho bạn bè. (She likes to act as a matchmaker for her friends.)
    • Anh ta mối lái một vụ mua bán lớn. (He acted as a go-between for a major sale.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Làm mối lái": To work as a go-between/matchmaker. This phrase emphasizes the action.
    • Công việc của cô ấy là làm mối lái cho các doanh nghiệp. (Her job is to work as a go-between for businesses.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Mối (n): A broker, agent, or intermediary. Often used in compounds (e.g., mối tình - romance; mối hàng - business connection). "Mối lái" is a more specific term.
  • Lái (v): To steer, to drive, to pilot. In "mối lái", it contributes the sense of guiding or steering a deal or match.
  • Ông/Bà mối (n): A (male/female) matchmaker, a more common and colloquial term for a marriage broker.
Synonyms
  • Người trung gian (n): Intermediary, middleman.
  • Người mai mối (n): Matchmaker (specifically for marriages).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a verb, "mối lái" itself functions as a phrase. Related verbal phrases often use "làm mối". - Làm mối: To matchmake, to broker. - Bà cụ thường làm mối cho các cặp đôi trong làng. (The old lady often matchmakes for couples in the village.)

Related Idioms
  • "Khéo thay mối lái cũng đòi": An idiom (from a folk poem) praising a clever and demanding matchmaker. It highlights the skill and assertiveness sometimes associated with the role.
    • Câu chuyện đó minh họa cho câu "Khéo thay mối lái cũng đòi". (That story illustrates the saying "How clever, the matchmaker also makes demands.")
mối lái

Mối lái giới thiệu hai người bạn cho nhau.

  1. Act as a go-between, act as a matchmakers