thô thiển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粗淺.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˧ tʰiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˧ tʰiəŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

thô thiển

  1. (now colloquial, disapproving) crude; vulgar
    Synonyms: mất dạy, bất hảo
    ăn nói thô thiển ― to use vulgar language
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