Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lảng

[laːŋ˧˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to sneak away; to take French leave

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lén lút đi khỏi

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Examples

Anh đứng dậy, lảng ra hố bom, ngồi nhìn trân trân mấy mảng rong xanh giập giờn trong lòng nước.He got up, sneaked away to the bomb crater, and sat down to unmovingly look at the patches of green algae bobbing in and out of sight in the water.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to digress; to try to avoid talking about something; to turn away

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm lạc đề; tránh nói về điều gì

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Examples

Muốn lảng chuyện, ông ta bảo người lính xuống nhà giam tạm, lôi bọn người bị bắt lên lấy cung.Wishing to turn the conversation away [from this topic], he told the policeman to go down to the temporary prison and drag the arrested people up for interrogation.

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) hard of hearing due to old age

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nghe kém do tuổi già

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central” • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Common questions

What does “lảng” mean?

(verb) to sneak away; to take French leave

Is “lảng” formal or informal?

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

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