trần

See also: tran, trán, trăn, trận, Trần, and Tran

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 塵.

Noun

trần

  1. (only in compounds) dust
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Short for thừa trần (承塵, “ceiling”).

Noun

trần

  1. ceiling
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陳.

Verb

trần

  1. (only in compounds) to exhibit, to display
Derived terms
  • phân trần (分陳)
  • trần bì (陳皮)
  • trần hủ (陳腐)
  • trần liệt (陳列)
  • trần thiết (陳設)
  • trần thuyết (陳說)
  • trần thuật (陳述)
  • trần tình (陳情)
  • trần tạ (陳謝)
  • điều trần (條陳)

Etymology 4

From Middle Vietnamese tlần.

Adjective

trần

  1. (literary) bare
    đôi chân trần
    bare feet
    bờ vai trần
    bare shoulders
Derived terms

Adverb

trần

  1. (only in compounds, only in fixed expressions) without anything covering the torso; shirtlessly
    cởi trần
    to take off one's shirt and stay shirtless
    đánh trần / ở trần
    to be shirtless
  2. (only in compounds, only in fixed expressions, euphemistic) without any clothes covering the body; nakedly

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