cần kiệm
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̤n˨˩ kiə̰ʔm˨˩/
Central
/kəŋ˧˧ kiə̰m˨˨/
Southern
/kəŋ˨˩ kiəm˨˩˨/
thrifty
Adjective
thrifty
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
thrifty
Being both hardworking in one's job and careful with spending money.
vi Lối sống cần kiệm giúp gia đình họ vượt qua khó khăn.
en A thrifty lifestyle helped their family overcome difficulties.
Parts
cần / kiệm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 勤儉 …
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Parts
cần / kiệm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 勤儉 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 勤儉
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
勤儉
Candidates by syllable
cần
勤
kiệm
儉
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
tiết kiệm / sổ tiết kiệm / quỹ tiết kiệm / thrifty
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Similar
tiết kiệm / sổ tiết kiệm / quỹ tiết kiệm / thrifty
Use
cần kiệm liêm chính / cần thơ / cần câu cơm / cần thiết …
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Use
cần kiệm liêm chính / cần thơ / cần câu cơm / cần thiết …