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kiệm

Pronunciation Northern /kiə̰ʔm˨˩/ Central /kiə̰m˨˨/ Southern /kiəm˨˩˨/
Listen
thrifty; frugal
Adjective
thrifty; frugal
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1 Adjective
thrifty; frugal Properties & StatesTheme

Having the habit of using money carefully and avoiding unnecessary spending.

vi Ông ấy là một người rất kiệm.

en He is a very thrifty person.

Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 儉 / 儉

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 儉

Chinese characters Source-aligned
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Candidates by syllable
kiệm
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
kiểm / kiềm / kiếm / kiêm …
Use
tiết kiệm / gia kiệm / thượng kiệm / cần kiệm liêm chính …
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