trương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 張. Compare the later form 脹／胀 (zhàng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

trương

to swell up; to bloat; to bulge
(figurative) to be spoiled (of a perishable food item)

Derived terms

chủ trương (主張, “viewpoint; to advocate”)
hư trương thanh thế (虚張聲勢, “to bluff massively”)
khai trương (開張, “grand opening”)
khẩn trương (緊張, “urgent; quick”)
khoa trương (誇張, “to boast; overstated”)
khuếch trương (擴張, “to expand; develop”)
phô trương (鋪張, “to show off”)
phụ trương (附張, “supplement”)
trương lực (張力, “tension”)
trương phình (張𬛙, “to swell”)
trương phồng (張𤂧, “to bloat”)
ưu trương (優張, “hypertonic”)

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