trẻ trâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (contraction) trẩu

Etymology

trẻ (“young; immature”) +‎ trâu (“buffalo”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

trẻ trâu

1. (neologism, slang, derogatory) misbehaving youth; attention-seeker

   Synonym: sửu nhi