bủn xỉn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 貧賤 (SV: bần tiện).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˧˩ sin˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˧˨ sin˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ sɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective

bủn xỉn • (𡭦𡂌)

1. stingy; miserly; parsimonious