bó tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bó (“to tie”) +‎ tay (“hands”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˦ taj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ taj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

bó tay

  1. (colloquial) to feel hopeless because there is nothing you can do to help or improve a bad situation
    Thằng đó nói mãi chả nghe. Tao bó tay với nó luôn.
    He never listens to me. I just can't even with him.
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