thanh đạm

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清淡, composed of 清 and 淡.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩˨]

Adjective edit

thanh đạm

(food) simple; frugal and not fussy
(figurative, of life) simple and clean; pure and noble

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