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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Short for thừa trần (承塵, “ceiling”).
Noun
(classifier cái) trần
- ceiling
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Vietnamese tlần.
Adjective
trần
- (literary) bare
- đôi chân trần ― bare feet
- bờ vai trần ― bare shoulders
Derived terms
Adverb
trần
- (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
- (only in compounds, only in fixed expressions, euphemistic) without any clothes covering the body; nakedly
See also
Etymology 3
Romanization
trần
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 塵
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Romanization
trần
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 陳
Derived terms