buông

verb

• To let go, to let loose
  • buông đũa bát đứng lên: having let down his bowl and chopsticks, he stood up
  • buông lỏng dây cương cho ngựa lên dốc: he let loose the bridle for his horse to go up the slope; he gave his horse the bridle for him to go up the slope

• To let down, to drop
  • tóc buông thõng sau lưng: with hair let straight down on back
  • màn đêm buông xuống cánh đồng: the mantle of darkness was let down on the field
  • buông mình ngồi xuống ghế: to let oneself down into a chair
  • buông câu: to drop one's line, to cast one's line
  • buông lời bướm ong