Definition

Adjective: - Boldfaced, impudent, brazen: Describes a person, behavior, or attitude that is shamelessly disrespectful, showing no sense of shame or guilt, often in a defiant or insolent manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta có một thái độ trơ tráo không thể chấp nhận được. (He has an unacceptably impudent attitude.)
  • Đứa trẻ trơ tráo nói dối ngay trước mặt bố mẹ. (The child told a brazen lie right in front of his parents.)
  • Sau khi bị bắt quả tang, tên trộm vẫn tỏ ra rất trơ tráo. (After being caught red-handed, the thief still acted very shamelessly.)

Advanced Usage

• "mặt trơ tráo": a brazen/impudent face; used to describe someone who shows no shame on their face.
  • Nó ngồi đó với mặt trơ tráo, phủ nhận mọi chứng cứ. (He sat there with a brazen face, denying all evidence.)
• "trơ tráo đến mức...": so brazen that...
  • Hắn trơ tráo đến mức tự cho mình là nạn nhân. (He was so brazen that he portrayed himself as the victim.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trơ trơ (adj): An informal, shortened form implying a similar sense of being shamelessly unaffected or unmoved.
• Trơ lì (adj): Stubbornly shameless or thick-skinned; often used interchangeably with "trơ tráo" but can emphasize obstinacy.
• Vô liêm sỉ (adj): Without shame or integrity; a stronger, more formal synonym.

Synonyms

• Láo xược / Xấc xược (adj): Insolent, rude, impertinent.
• Vô liêm sỉ (adj): Shameless, without a sense of shame.
• Mặt dày (adj, informal): Thick-skinned, brazen.

Related Idioms

• "Trơ như mặt thớt": (To be) as brazen/shameless as a chopping block's surface; an idiom describing extreme shamelessness and insensitivity.
  • Dù bị mắng thế nào, nó vẫn trơ như mặt thớt. (No matter how much he was scolded, he remained as brazen as a chopping block.)
• "Mặt dày mày dạn": (To have a) thick face and daring skin; describes someone who is utterly shameless and audacious.
  • Chỉ có kẻ mặt dày mày dạn mới làm chuyện đó. (Only someone utterly shameless would do that.)

adj

1. boldfaced, impudent