Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gọi dạ bảo vâng

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To pretend to agree without intention of following through

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Pretend đồng ý mà không có ý định thực hiện

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: call yes say yes

Examples

Anh ấy gọi dạ bảo vâng nhưng không hề làm việc đóHe pretended to agree but did not do it

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb 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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gọi dạ bảo vâng” mean?

To pretend to agree without intention of following through Literally: call yes say yes

Is “Gọi dạ bảo vâng” formal or informal?

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

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