thanh đạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清淡, composed of 清 and 淡.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩˨]

Adjective

thanh đạm

1. (food) simple; frugal and not fussy
2. (figurative, of life) simple and clean; pure and noble