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trẻ con

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Hanoi [t͡ɕɛ˧˩ kɔn˧˧]Huế [ʈɛ˧˨ kɔŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʈɛ˨˩˦ kɔŋ˧˧] browser voice
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trẻdippinghỏiconlevelngang

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trẻ con means childish; infantile.

Meanings of trẻ con in English

Adjective

  1. childish; infantile

Noun

  1. children; kids (generally speaking) ≈ con níttrẻ emtrẻ thơ

Example sentences with trẻ con

  • Bọn trẻ con đang ở một mình. The kids were alone.
  • Cái này đến trẻ con cũng biết. Every child knows this.
  • Nó vẫn còn là trẻ con. He's still a kid.
  • Đừng có trẻ con như vậy. Don't be childish.
  • Đến trẻ con còn làm được. Even a child could do that.
  • Lúc đó chúng tôi còn là trẻ con. We were children at that time.
  • Tom và Johannes ầm ĩ như trẻ con. Tom and Johannes were as boisterous as children.
  • Trẻ con đều làm được. Any child can do that.

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

Etymology

trẻ + con.

Frequently asked questions

What does trẻ con mean in English?

trẻ con (adjective) means "childish; infantile".

How do you pronounce trẻ con?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɛ˧˩ kɔn˧˧]; Saigon [ʈɛ˨˩˦ kɔŋ˧˧]. Tones: trẻ — dipping tone (hỏi), con — 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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.