thanh đạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    thanh đạm

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