tần tảo

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tần tảo

  1. contriving well
  2. diligent and parsimonious; economical; thrifty; saving up

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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