quyến gió rủ mây
Definition
- Idiom (Thành ngữ):
- To seduce and elope; to lure someone (typically a woman) into running away together: A figurative expression describing the act of charming and persuading someone, often a young woman, to abandon her home or family to follow the seducer. It implies enchantment, temptation, and a secretive departure.
- To lead astray through charm: Conveys causing someone to deviate from the right path or moral conduct through beguiling attraction.
Usage Examples
- Idiom:
- Gã nghệ sĩ lang thang ấy có tài quyến gió rủ mây. (That wandering artist has the talent to seduce and elope.)
- Câu chuyện kể về một chàng trai quyến gió rủ mây cô con gái nhà lành. (The story tells of a young man who lured the virtuous girl from a good family to run away with him.)
Advanced Usage
- This idiom is primarily used in literary, poetic, or narrative contexts to describe romantic or immoral elopement. It carries a slightly archaic and dramatic tone.
Variants and Related Words
- Quyến rũ (v): to attract, to charm, to seduce.
- Anh ta dùng lời ngon tiếng ngọt để quyến rũ cô ấy. (He used sweet talk to seduce her.)
- Rủ rê (v): to persuade, to entice (often into a mischievous or wrong activity).
- Nó rủ rê bạn bè bỏ học đi chơi. (He enticed his friends to skip school and go out.)
Synonyms
- To elope: to run away secretly to get married.
- To beguile: to charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.
- To lead astray: to cause someone to act immorally or foolishly.
Related Idioms
- Quyến rũ như tiên: as seductive as a fairy.
- Cô ấy đẹp một vẻ đẹp quyến rũ như tiên. (She has a beauty as seductive as a fairy's.)
- Rủ nhau: to go together (by mutual agreement).
- Họ rủ nhau đi xem phim. (They went to see a movie together.)