How do you say “parsimonious” in Vietnamese?

“Parsimonious” in Vietnamese is bủn xỉn (stingy).

Vietnamese words for “parsimonious”

• bủn xỉnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓun˧˩ sin˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ sɨn˨˩˦]bủn dipping xỉn dipping

  stingy; miserly; parsimonious

  for “parsimonious” meaning: Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.

Related Vietnamese words

• chi liListenadjective

  meticulous; particular; precise

• chi lyListenadjective

  meticulous; particular; precise

• dè sẻnListenverb

  to economise; to spend sparingly

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.