hà tiện

See also: hatien and Hà Tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 下賤 (SV: hạ tiện).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tiən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tiəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

hà tiện

  1. (sometimes derogatory) frugal; cheap

Adverb

hà tiện

  1. (sometimes derogatory) frugally; cheaply

See also

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