How do you say “thrifty” in Vietnamese?

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

Vietnamese words for “thrifty”

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

  frugal; thrifty

Related Vietnamese words

• kiệmListenadjective

  thrifty; frugal

• tiết kiệmListenverb

  to economize

• tảo tầnListenadjective

  contriving well; diligent and parsimonious; economical

• tần tảoListenadjective

  industrious; diligent and parsimonious; economical

• thịnh vượngListenadjective

  prosperous; thriving; flourishing

• phồn vinhListenadjective

  prosperous

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.