hà tiện

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

hà tiện

1. (sometimes derogatory) frugal; cheap

Adverb

hà tiện

1. (sometimes derogatory) frugally; cheaply

See also

• keo