quạt thóc
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
to win someone over with flattery
Literally: fan grain
Examples
Anh ta quạt thóc vợ tôi nên tôi không thích anh taHe won my wife over with flattery, so I don't like him
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English 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 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “quạt thóc” mean?
to win someone over with flattery Literally: fan grain
Is “quạt thóc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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