trơ trẽn

Vietnamese

Etymology

trơ (“bare”) +‎ trẽn (“bashful, timid”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˧ t͡ɕɛn˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəː˧˧ ʈɛŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈəː˧˧ ʈɛŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

trơ trẽn

1. shameless; brazen-faced