tráo trợn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Barefaced / Brazen: Describes an act, behavior, or expression that is openly and shamelessly disrespectful, defiant, or lacking in moral restraint. It implies a shocking lack of shame or attempt to hide one's audacity.
- Impudent / Insolent: Characterized by rude boldness or a disrespectful disregard for authority, norms, or others' feelings.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hắn nói dối một cách tráo trợn. (He told a barefaced lie.)
- Tên trộm có hành vi tráo trợn trước mặt cảnh sát. (The thief acted brazenly in front of the police.)
- Cô ấy nhìn tôi với ánh mắt tráo trợn. (She looked at me with an impudent gaze.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to describe not just a person's look, but the nature of an action or statement itself.
- Đó là một sự xuyên tạc tráo trợn sự thật. (That is a brazen distortion of the truth.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trơ tráo (adj): Also means shameless or brazen, often used interchangeably with "tráo trợn," but can sometimes imply a thicker-skinned, more unblushing quality.
- Sự phủ nhận trơ tráo của anh ta khiến mọi người phẫn nộ. (His brazen denial outraged everyone.)
Synonyms
- Shameless: Lacking any sense of shame.
- Audacious: Showing a willingness to take bold risks, often disrespectfully.
- Defiant: Openly resisting authority or convention.
Related Idioms
- Mặt tráo trợn: To have a brazen face; to be shameless.
- Hắn có mặt tráo trợn, chối phăng mọi tội lỗi. (He has a brazen face, flatly denying all wrongdoing.)