hà tiện
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 下賤 (SV: hạ tiện).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tiəŋ˨˩˨]
Adjective edit
- (sometimes derogatory) frugal; cheap
Adverb edit
- (sometimes derogatory) frugally; cheaply