Vietnamese
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Etymology
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khăn + tay.
Pronunciation
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(classifier cái) khăn tay
- handkerchief
- Văn Tấn (lyrics and music), “Chiếc Khăn Tay (The Handkerchief)”; 1995 performance by Yến Trang
- Chiếc khăn tay mẹ may cho em; trên cành hoa mẹ thêu con chim.
Em sướng vui có chiếc khăn xinh đẹp, lau bàn tay em giữ sạch hằng ngày.
- A handkerchief Mom has sewn for me; on a flowering branch, Mom has sewn a bird.
I'm glad to have a beautiful kerchief, to wipe the hands I keep clean every day.
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