tâng bốc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

tâng bốc

  1. to flatter, to praise in order to be on good terms
    • 2016, chapter 4, in Nguyễn Đức Vịnh, transl., Đừng nói chuyện với cô ấy, part I, NXB Phụ Nữ, translation of 别和她说话 by Yù Jǐn (Ngộ Cẩn):
      Anh ta tâng bốc tôi và chồng tôi, hai chúng tôi cũng tìm cách tâng bốc lại anh ta.
      He flattered my husband and me and we both did our best to flatter him back.
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