chân tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 真相, composed of 真 (“true”) and 相 (“appearance”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Noun

chân tướng

1. (usually derogatory) the exposed truth about something or someone, especially something or someone bad

   vạch trần chân tướng kẻ thủ ác

   to expose the identity of the culprit

See also

• nguyên hình