tiểu tam

See also: tiểu tâm

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

  1. (colloquial) paramur; illicit lover; other woman; other man