trơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-lǝːn.

Pronunciation

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

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Adjective

trơn • (漣, 連, 瀾, 灡)

1. slippery; smooth

   Antonym: nhám

   Đường trơn quá!

   The road is so slippery!

2. (colloquial, of speech, etc.) fluent; smooth
3. (of material) plain; undecorated
4. (colloquial) normal; normal-ranking
5. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) completely gone; all finished

   hết trơn ― all

Derived terms

• hết trơn
• sạch trơn
• trơn bóng
• trơn nhẫy
• trơn trợt
• trơn tru
• trơn trượt
• trơn tuột