tảo tần

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːw˧˩ tən˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [taːw˧˨ təŋ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːw˨˩˦ təŋ˨˩] === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “a rearrangement of tần tảo?”). ==== Adjective ==== tảo tần contriving well diligent and parsimonious; economical; thrifty; saving up === Etymology 2 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 藻 and 蘋. ==== Noun ==== tảo tần (rare, literary) a type of algae, often used in antiquity for rituals === Anagrams === tần tảo