tiểu tam

See also: tiểu tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小三.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ taːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ taːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ taːm˧˧]

Noun

tiểu tam

1. (neologism) a paramour; illicit lover; other woman; other man