tiểu tam

See also: tiểu tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 小三 (xiǎosān).

    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. (colloquial) paramur; illicit lover; other woman; other man