trắng tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

trắng (“white; bare”) +‎ tay (“hand”). Calque of Chinese 白手 (báishǒu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ taj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Adjective

trắng tay

1. empty-handed (impoverished, having no money or resources)

Anagrams

• tay trắng