thẳng thắn

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ăn reduplication of thẳng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˩ tʰan˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˨ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩˦ tʰaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

thẳng thắn

  1. very straight, not deviated or curved
  2. straightforward; outspoken; straight; frank