How do you say “matchmaking” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "matchmaking" in Vietnamese?

"Matchmaking" in Vietnamese is làm mối (to act as a go-between).

“Matchmaking” in Vietnamese is làm mối (to act as a go-between).

Vietnamese words for “matchmaking”

làm mốiverb
Hanoi [laːm˨˩ moj˧˦] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ moj˦˥]làm falling mối rising
to act as a go-between; to act as a matchmaker
for “matchmaking” meaning: An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.