| This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Attested as 秦便 in a poem per Tự điển chữ Nôm dẫn giải. The second element is 賤 as seen also in hà tiện. Since the alternative form tần tiện is also attested (albeit less frequently), the first element might be the same one as in tảo tần/tần tảo. The 秦 in the aforementioned poem is therefore probably merely a phonogram.” |