biết tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

biết +‎ tay. Semantically, compare English catch hands.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

biết tay

  1. (slang) to get to catch hands
    Cấm lại gần, không là biết tay tao.
    Don't you ever approach me, or else you will catch these hands.
  2. (colloquial) to make a name for oneself
    Phải thật giầu về cho thiên hạ biết tay mới được! ― I shall make a name for myself with a big fortune on my way home.
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