triến

Mẹ nói triến với hàng xóm ở cổng nhà.

Definition

1. Adverb (dialectal):
   • In a voluble or rapid-fire manner: Describes speaking quickly, fluently, and often at length without pause.
   • In a glib or slick manner: Can imply speaking in a smooth, facile way, sometimes with a superficial or insincere quality.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Cô ấy nói triến cả buổi mà chẳng ai hiểu gì. (She talked volubly for the whole afternoon without anyone understanding anything.)
  • Đừng nghe lời hứa triến của hắn. (Don't listen to his glib promises.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "triến" is primarily used in the fixed phrase "nói triến", meaning to speak volubly or glibly. It is not commonly used as a standalone modifier for other actions.

Variants and Related Words

• Liến thoáng: An adverb with a nearly identical meaning (voluble, rapid, glib), often considered the standard form, while "triến" is its dialectal variant.
  • Anh ta trả lời liến thoáng. (He answered glibly.)

Synonyms

• Volubly: Speaking fluently and rapidly.
• Glibly: Speaking in a smooth, easy manner, often without sincerity or depth.
• Rapid-fire: In quick, successive bursts.

Related Idioms

• Nói triến: The primary idiom, meaning to talk volubly/glibly.
  • Mới gặp đã nói triến đủ thứ chuyện. (Upon meeting, he immediately talked glibly about all sorts of things.)