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.)

noun

1. tiny bit, wee bit