mẫn cán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敏 and 幹.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mən˦ˀ˥ kaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [məŋ˧˨ kaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məŋ˨˩˦ kaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

mẫn cán

diligent, zealous
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 405:
  Cha nuôi cô là một trùm thuế Đông Dương mẫn cán, đã vơ vét tài nguyên, tiền bạc Đông Dương đưa về "Mẫu quốc".
  Her stepfather was a diligent head of the taxmen of Indochina who had scooped out all the resources and wealth of Indochina to carry it off to the "Motherland".

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