đi ngang thấy ngọn đèn chong chóng, thấy em nho nhỏ, muốn bồng mà ru
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Meaning · English
Easily falls in love with someone
Literally: seeing a swinging lamp, seeing a small girl, wanting to hold and lull
Examples
Anh ấy đi ngang thấy ngọn đèn chong chóng, thấy em nho nhỏ, muốn bồng mà ruHe passed by, saw a swinging lamp, saw a small girl, and wanted to hold and lull her
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đi ngang thấy ngọn đèn chong chóng, thấy em nho nhỏ, muốn bồng mà ru” mean?
Easily falls in love with someone Literally: seeing a swinging lamp, seeing a small girl, wanting to hold and lull
Is “đi ngang thấy ngọn đèn chong chóng, thấy em nho nhỏ, muốn bồng mà ru” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.