tần tảo
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what does each syllable mean here? perhaps it's a semantic shift from etymology 2 below?”).
Adjective
editEtymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 蘋 and 藻.
Noun
edit- (rare, literary) a type of algae, often used in antiquity for rituals
- (historical) a kind of sacrificial offering
- (by extension) women's virtues