tần tảo
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tən˨˩ taːw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təŋ˦˩ taːw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təŋ˨˩ taːw˨˩˦]
Etymology 1 edit
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Adjective edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-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