bàn tay

See also: bantay

Vietnamese

Etymology

bàn +‎ tay; compare dialectal Chinese 手盤／手盘 (thủ bàn, “back or palm of the hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˨˩ taj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ taj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ ta(ː)j˧˧]

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Noun

bàn tay

1. hand
2. (figurative) hand; participation; involvement

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gan bàn tay
• lòng bàn tay