trà xanh

noun

Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [ʈaː˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [ʈaː˨˩ san˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tràfallinghuyền xanhlevelngang

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trà xanh means green tea; seemingly unaffected; mostly.

Meanings of trà xanh in English

Noun

green tea ≈ lục trà
neologism seemingly unaffected, yet outspoken and cunning sort of person, mostly, of one's opposite gender

Example sentences with trà xanh

Bạn đang uống trà xanh à? Are you drinking green tea?

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

What does trà xanh mean in English?

trà xanh (noun) means "green tea; seemingly unaffected; mostly".

How do you pronounce trà xanh?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [ʈaː˨˩ san˧˧]. Tones: trà — falling tone (huyền), xanh — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.