bần tiện
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓə̤n˨˩ tiə̰ʔn˨˩/
Central
/ɓəŋ˧˧ tiə̰ŋ˨˨/
Southern
/ɓəŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˨˩˨/
Listen
poor
Adjective
poor
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
poor
Properties & States
Having very little money or few possessions; living in poverty.
vi Gia đình họ đã phải sống trong cảnh bần tiện suốt nhiều năm.
en Their family has had to live in poverty for many years.
Sense 2
Adjective
stingy
Being unwilling to spend money or share things with others.
vi Ông ta là một kẻ bần tiện, không bao giờ muốn chia sẻ với ai.
en He is a stingy person who never wants to share anything with anyone.
Parts
bần / tiện / 貧賤
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Parts
bần / tiện / 貧賤
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
貧賤
Candidates by syllable
bần
貧
tiện
便（剪 / 賤 / 羡）
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
poor / poor
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Similar
poor / poor
Use
bần hàn / bần cùng / xà bần / bần thần …
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Use
bần hàn / bần cùng / xà bần / bần thần …