trốn

See also: tron, Tron, trón, tròn, trọn, trộn, trơn, trớn, trợn, and -tron

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-loːnʔ; cognates include Arem tluǝnʔ and Tho [Cuối Chăm] klɔːn³.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕon˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈoŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈoŋ˦˥]
• Homophone: chốn

Verb

trốn • (遁, 𧾌)

1. to hide oneself

   lẩn trốn ― to run and hide; to be on the run

   trốn tìm ― hide and seek

2. to free oneself from someone or something without permission

   Nó trốn mẹ đi chơi rồi.

   He went out without his mom's permission.

   trốn học ― to skip class

   trốn thuế ― to evade tax

See also

Derived terms

• chạy trốn
• trốn thoát
• trốn tránh