tớn

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Arrogant, haughty, or putting on airs: Describes a person who displays an exaggerated sense of self-importance, superiority, or pride, often in a showy or disdainful manner.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Cậu ấy mới chút thành tích đã tỏ ra tớn lắm. (He just achieved a little success and is acting very arrogant already.)
    • Đừng tớn với người lớn tuổi như vậy. (Don't be so haughty with your elders like that.)
    • Cái điệu bộ tớn của anh ta khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His arrogant attitude makes everyone uncomfortable.)
Advanced Usage
  • "làm tớn": to act arrogantly, to put on airs.
    • Hắn ta thích làm tớn trước mặt đám đông. (He likes to put on airs in front of a crowd.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Tớn tác (adj): A more emphatic or colloquial variant meaning very arrogant or full of conceit.
    • Khuôn mặt tớn tác của thật đáng ghét. (His very conceited face is truly detestable.)
Synonyms
  • Arrogant: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
  • Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
  • Conceited: Excessively proud of oneself; vain.
Related Idioms
  • Lên mặt tớn: To put on a haughty or arrogant face; to act superior.
    • Chẳng giỏi cũng lên mặt tớn. (He's not good at anything but still acts superior.)