trẻ măng

Vietnamese

Etymology

trẻ (“young”) +‎ măng (“bamboo shoot; juvenile”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛ˧˩ maŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɛ˧˨ maŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɛ˨˩˦ maŋ˧˧]

Adjective

trẻ măng

1. very young; barely (looking like) an adult