tiểu tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 小心 (careful; cautious; (archaic) narrow-minded).

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    tiểu tâm

    1. mean; small-minded; niggardly