Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 小三 (xiǎosān). Sino-Vietnamese word from 小三.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ taːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ taːm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ taːm˧˧]
Noun
tiểu tam
- (colloquial) paramur; illicit lover; other woman; other man