thẳng thắn

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ăn reduplication of thẳng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˩ tʰan˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˨ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩˦ tʰaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

thẳng thắn

1. very straight, not deviated or curved
2. straightforward; outspoken; straight; frank