trơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *k-lǝːn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəːŋ˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Adjective

trơn • (漣, 連, 瀾, 灡)

  1. slippery; smooth
    Antonyms: nhám, rít
    Đường trơn quá!
    The road is so slippery!
  2. (colloquial, of speech, etc.) fluent; smooth
  3. (of material) plain; undecorated
  4. (colloquial, of a soldier) rank and file
    lính trơn ― rank-and-file soldier

Adverb

trơn

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) completely (gone); all (finished)
    hết trơn ― completely out of stock

Derived terms

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