đạm bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淡薄, composed of 淡 (“mild”) and 薄 (“weak; meager”), sometimes written as 淡泊.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːm˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːm˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

đạm bạc

plain; simple; basic; unexciting
(figurative, of life) humble; modest; frugal

Adverb

đạm bạc

plainly; simply; modestly

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