chân tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 真相, composed of 真 (“true”) and 相 (“appearance”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˥]

    Noun

    chân tướng

    1. (usually derogatory) the exposed truth about something or someone, especially something or someone bad
      vạch trần chân tướng kẻ thủ ác
      to expose the identity of the culprit

    See also

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