tằn tiện

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tằn tiện

  1. frugal; thrifty
    sống tằn tiện qua ngày ― to scrape by spending the minimum
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