man trá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瞞 (“to lie”) and 詐 (“to cheat; pretend”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːn˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˧˧ ʈaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˧˧ ʈaː˦˥]

Adjective

man trá

1. deceptive; deceitful; fraudulent

   Ngọt ngào và man trá ― Sweet and Deceitful (TV series)

Adverb

man trá

1. deceptively; deceitfully; fraudulently