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.