hà tiện

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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

(sometimes derogatory) frugal; cheap

Adverb

(sometimes derogatory) frugally; cheaply

See also

keo

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