Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

buông câu

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Meaning · English

to throw out a feeler or test the water

Literally: release the hook

Examples

Anh ấy buông câu để xem cô ấy có quan tâm khôngHe threw out a feeler to see if she was interested

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “buông câu” mean?

to throw out a feeler or test the water Literally: release the hook

Is “buông câu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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