How do you say “frugal” in Vietnamese?

“Frugal” in Vietnamese is tằn tiện (frugal).

Vietnamese words for “frugal”

• tằn tiệnListenadjective
  Hanoi [tan˨˩ tiən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [taŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˨˩˨]tằn falling tiện heavy

  frugal; thrifty

  for “frugal” meaning: Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

Related Vietnamese words

• hà tiệnListenadjective

  frugal; cheap

• kiệmListenadjective

  thrifty; frugal

• tiết kiệmListenverb

  to economize

• căn cơListennoun

  foundation; basis

• đạm bạcListenadjective

  plain; simple; basic

• thanh đạmListenadjective

  simple; frugal and not fussy

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.