bó tay
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From bó (“to tie”) + tay (“hands”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˦ taj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ taj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]
Verb edit
- (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.