trương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 張. Compare the later form 脹／胀 (zhàng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

trương

1. to swell up; to bloat; to bulge
2. (figurative) to be spoiled (of a perishable food item)

Derived terms

• chủ trương (主張, “viewpoint; to advocate”)
• hư trương thanh thế (虚張聲勢, “to bluff massively”)
• khai trương (開張, “grand opening”)
• khẩn trương (緊張, “urgent; quick”)
• khoa trương (誇張, “to boast; overstated”)
• khuếch trương (擴張, “to expand; develop”)
• phô trương (鋪張, “to show off”)
• phụ trương (附張, “supplement”)
• trương lực (張力, “tension”)
• trương phình (張𬛙, “to swell”)
• trương phồng (張𤂧, “to bloat”)
• ưu trương (優張, “hypertonic”)