Definition

1. Verb:
   • To entice: To attract or tempt someone, often by offering something desirable, with the intention of leading them into a particular action or situation, typically one that is wrong or unwise.
   • To seduce: To persuade someone to engage in sexual activity, or more generally, to lead someone astray from proper conduct through attraction or temptation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta dùng tiền bạc để quyến dỗ người khác làm việc phi pháp. (He used money to entice others into illegal activities.)
  • Không nên để những lời đường mật quyến dỗ. (One should not be seduced by sweet talk.)
  • Kẻ xấu tìm cách quyến dỗ các bạn trẻ. (The bad person seeks to seduce the youth.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "quyến dỗ" carries a strong negative connotation, implying a deliberate, manipulative act that leads the target toward moral or ethical wrongdoing. It is stronger and more morally charged than the more neutral "thu hút" (to attract).
• It is often used in contexts involving corruption, vice, or moral failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Quyến rũ (v): To charm, to fascinate, to attract. While also meaning to attract strongly, "quyến rũ" can sometimes be used in a less negative or even positive context (e.g., a charming personality), whereas "quyến dỗ" is almost exclusively negative.
• Dụ dỗ (v): To lure, to tempt. A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "quyến dỗ".
• Cám dỗ (v/n): To tempt / temptation. Focuses more on the aspect of temptation itself.

Synonyms

• Entice: To attract by offering pleasure or advantage.
• Seduce: To lead astray, often by persuasion or attraction.
• Lure: To tempt or attract with a promise of reward.
• Tempt: To entice someone to do something often unwise or wrong.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Bị quyến dỗ bởi vật chất: To be seduced by material possessions.
  • Cậu ấy bị quyến dỗ bởi vật chất và đánh mất lý tưởng của mình. (He was seduced by material possessions and lost his ideals.)
• Quyến dỗ người khác vào con đường tội lỗi: To seduce/entice someone onto a path of sin.
  • Hắn chuyên quyến dỗ người khác vào con đường tội lỗi. (He specializes in seducing others onto a path of sin.)

1. Entice, seduce