rón

Rón chân vào phòng để không làm em bé thức giấc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tiptoe: To walk very quietly and carefully on the balls of one's feet, often to avoid making noise or being noticed.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa bé rón vào phòng. (The child tiptoed into the room.)
  • Cô ấy rón ra ngoài để không đánh thức ai. (She tiptoed outside so as not to wake anyone.)
  • Tôi phải rón trên cầu thang cũ kẻo nó kêu. (I had to tiptoe on the old stairs lest they creak.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rón" is often used in its reduplicated form "rón rén" to emphasize an even greater degree of caution, stealth, or timidity in movement.
  • Nó bước đi rón rén trong bóng tối. (He moved stealthily/with careful steps in the darkness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rón rén (v): To move with stealthy, cautious, and timid steps.
  • Chúng tôi rón rén lại gần. (We crept closer cautiously.)

Synonyms

• Tiptoe: To walk quietly on one's toes.
• Creep: To move slowly and carefully, especially to avoid being heard.
• Steal: To move quietly and secretly.

Related Idioms

• Đi rón như mèo: To walk as quietly as a cat (to tiptoe).
  • Đêm khuya, anh ấy đi rón như mèo. (Late at night, he walked as quietly as a cat.)