cần kiệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 勤儉.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˨˩ kiəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˦˩ kiəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨˩ kim˨˩˨]

Adjective

cần kiệm

1. (literary) hardworking and thrifty