trà xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

trà (“tea”) +‎ xanh (“green”). The neologism is a calque of Chinese 綠茶婊 / 绿茶婊 (lǜchábiǎo).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaː˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈaː˨˩ san˧˧]

Noun

trà xanh

  1. green tea
    Synonym: lục trà
  2. (neologism) seemingly unaffected, yet outspoken and cunning sort of person, mostly, of one's opposite gender
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