chân tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 真相, composed of 真 (“true”) and 相 (“appearance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Noun

chân tướng

  1. (usually derogatory) the exposed truth about something or someone, especially something or someone bad
    vạch trần chân tướng kẻ thủ ác
    to expose the identity of the culprit

See also

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