bủn xỉn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bỏn xẻn

Etymology

Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 貧賤 (SV: bần tiện).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓun˧˩ sin˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓun˧˨ sin˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ sɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective

bủn xỉn • (𡭦𡂌)

  1. stingy; miserly; parsimonious
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