gẩy đàn môi
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Meaning · English
to flatter or try to win someone over
Literally: to play the nose flute
Examples
Anh ta gẩy đàn môi để được sếp chú ýHe flattered to get his boss's attention
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). 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 “gẩy đàn môi” mean?
to flatter or try to win someone over Literally: to play the nose flute
Is “gẩy đàn môi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.