trần trùng trục
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely naked / stark naked: Describes a state of being entirely unclothed, with no garments covering the body. It emphasizes total nudity.
- Bare / exposed: Can describe something stripped bare or left completely uncovered.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa bé chạy ra sân trần trùng trục. (The child ran into the yard stark naked.)
- Sau trận lũ, những ngôi nhà đứng trần trùng trục. (After the flood, the houses stood completely bare/exposed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a descriptive, sometimes humorous or slightly critical, manner to emphasize a surprising or improper state of complete nudity or lack of cover.
Variants and Related Words
- Trần như nhộng: An idiom meaning "naked as a silkworm," also describing complete nudity.
- Nó cởi đồ xong trần như nhộng. (He took off his clothes and was naked as a silkworm.)
Synonyms
- Stark naked: Completely without clothing.
- Bare: Without the usual covering or contents.
- Exposed: Left uncovered and vulnerable.
Related Idioms
- Trần truồng: A more common and direct term for naked/nude.
- Không được chạy trần truồng ngoài đường. (You must not run naked in the street.)