tần tảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tən˨˩ taːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˦˩ taːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩ taːw˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

(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

tần tảo

1. contriving well
2. diligent and parsimonious; economical; thrifty; saving up

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蘋 and 藻.

Noun

tần tảo

1. (rare, literary) a type of algae, often used in antiquity for rituals
2. (historical) a kind of sacrificial offering
3. (by extension) women's virtues

Anagrams

• tảo tần