mẫn cán

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

Pronunciation

Adjective

mẫn cán

  1. diligent, zealous
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 405:
      Cha nuôi cô là một trùm thuế Đông Dương mẫn cán, đã vơ vét tài nguyên, tiền bạc Đông Dương đưa về "Mẫu quốc".
      Her stepfather was a diligent head of the taxmen of Indochina who had scooped out all the resources and wealth of Indochina to carry it off to the "Motherland".