"te" meaning in Vietnamese

See te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [tɛ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tɛ˧˧] [Huế], [tɛ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=}} te, {{vi-adv}} te
  1. (of being thin) very
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          "english": "[…] an áo bà ba over it, threadbare and patched in many placed.",
          "ref": "2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, “Dòng nhớ”, in Cánh đồng bất tận, NXB Trẻ:",
          "text": "[…] chiếc áo bà ba ở ngoài, mỏng te, nhiều mụn vá.",
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          "english": "I texted Trí what happened, and he said, \"Did you eat so much dairy over there that you're now tall enough to reach the edge of the cabinet?\" I'm tiny and super light, you see? I'm just telling this for fun.",
          "ref": "2024, Hoàng Minh, quoting Ốc Thanh Vân, “Ốc Thanh Vân bị nói qua Úc phải diễn ở nhà hàng, để lộ cuộc sống vất vả khi không sống chung với chồng”, in Sao star:",
          "text": "Nhắn tin báo, Trí nói qua đó em ăn bơ sữa nhiều hay sao mà cao tới cạnh tủ. Nhỏ xíu, nhẹ te nha, kể chuyện nghe chơi thui.",
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      "note": "Saigon"
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          "text": "[…] chiếc áo bà ba ở ngoài, mỏng te, nhiều mụn vá.",
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          "ref": "2024, Hoàng Minh, quoting Ốc Thanh Vân, “Ốc Thanh Vân bị nói qua Úc phải diễn ở nhà hàng, để lộ cuộc sống vất vả khi không sống chung với chồng”, in Sao star:",
          "text": "Nhắn tin báo, Trí nói qua đó em ăn bơ sữa nhiều hay sao mà cao tới cạnh tủ. Nhỏ xíu, nhẹ te nha, kể chuyện nghe chơi thui.",
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