trận

See also: tran, trán, trăn, trần, Trần, and Tran

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陣.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəŋ˨˩˨]
Homophone: chận

Noun

trận

(military) a battle formation
dàn trận; bày trận; bày binh bố trận
to arrange a battle formation
a battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)
trận đánh
a battle
(sports) a match
trận lượt đi
the first leg

trận lượt về
the second leg

Classifier

trận

indicates events where physical harm is dealt, such as battles or beating punishments
trận đòn
a beating, especially one used as a punishment on children

Hôm qua nó bị mẹ đánh một trận nhừ tử.
His mother gave him quite a beating yesterday.

chịu trận
to be forced to suffer cruel treatment, such as punishment or criticism; to be the fall guy or scapegoat
indicates natural disasters such as storms, whirlwinds or earthquakes

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