bắt tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

bắt +‎ tay.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ taj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ taj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

bắt tay

  1. to shake hands
  2. to join hands with; to collaborate
  3. to start; to take up; to begin