tần tảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tần tảo

  1. industrious
  2. (by extension) diligent and parsimonious; economical; thrifty

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

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