bủn xỉn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bỏn xẻn

Etymology

Possibly

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 貧賤 (SV: bần tiện).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓun˧˩ sin˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓun˧˨ sin˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ sɨn˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    bủn xỉn • (𡭦𡂌)

    1. stingy; miserly; parsimonious
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