tẹo
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Definition
Noun: A very small, insignificant amount; a tiny bit, a wee bit. It is used to describe a quantity so minimal it is almost negligible.
Usage Examples
- (Give me a tiny bit more salt.)
- (Wait for me just a wee bit!)
- (Divide it so each person gets a tiny bit of cake.)
Advanced Usage
- "một tí một tẹo": An expressive, rhyming phrase emphasizing a very small, incremental amount.
- Tiết kiệm một tí một tẹo cũng là tiền. (Saving a little bit here and a tiny bit there still adds up to money.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tí (n): A more common synonym for a small amount. Often used together as "tí tẹo" for emphasis.
- Trong tủ lạnh chỉ còn tí sữa. (There's only a little bit of milk left in the fridge.)
Synonyms
- Tiny bit
- Wee bit
- Smidgen
- Dash (for ingredients)
- Moment (for time, as in "wait a moment")
Related Idioms
- Tí tẹo: A reduplicative form that reinforces the meaning of a minuscule amount.
- Công việc này trả công tí tẹo. (This job pays a pittance.)
- Nhỏ như tẹo: As small as a speck; used to describe something very tiny in size.
- Con chim non nhỏ như tẹo. (The baby bird is as small as a speck.)